Vieux Farka Touré of Mali helped produce the music that accompanied the World Cup in 2010. His latest album, ‘Mon Pays’ (My Country), dropped earlier this year and he stopped by The World recently to perform ‘Ay Bakoy,’ the last track.
Vieux Farka Touré follows in the footsteps of his famous father
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for May 29, 2013 by the following artists: Kila, Charanga Cakewalk, 2raumwohnung, Freshly Ground, Vieux Farka Toure, AfroCubism, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Harouna Samake.
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 26, 2013 by the following artists: Nogabe Randriaharimalala, Toumani Diabate, Ali Farka Toure, Vieux Farka Toure.
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 8, 2013. Artists featured are: World Kora Trio, Jose Zeca Neves, Vieux Farka Toure, Fragile State, Eric Bibb, Habib Koite, Oliver Mtukudzi.
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for March 19, 2013. Artists featured are: World Kora Trio, Nogabe Randriaharimalala, Lucky Dube, Vieux Farka Toure, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Toumani Diabate.
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 27, 2013. Artists featured are: Govi, Bela Fleck, Oki Dub Ainu Band, Luca Mundaca, Vieux Farka Toure, Van Cliburn.