Ali Farka Toure, Jimi Hendrix and the blues

The World

The World’s host Marco Werman concludes today’s show with an appreciation of the blues connection between Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré and Jimi Hendrix, who died of a drug overdose 50 years ago today in London.

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