Vieux Farka Toure has been carrying on the tradition of Malian-based blues guitar since his father Ali died in 2006. He pays tribute to his dad on a new album simply called “Ali.” On it, Vieux teams up with the band Khruangbin, a psychedelic rock group from Texas. Marco Werman speaks to Vieux and Mark Speer from Khruangbin.
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