Desert blues has been a rising genre for the past 40 years, but what was the album that started to bring it to the world's ...

Vieux Farka Touré's latest release, The Secret, is a guitar-driven album that includes performances by extended family and friends. The centerpiece is the title track, which features the talents of ...

Traditions might be cultural, springing from the heart of a community. They might be familial, tied to parents and grandparents. They might be artistic, carrying the torch of inspiration from ...

Rare is the musician who steps out from behind the shadow of his famous father — who was and still is the most beloved musician in his country — and makes a national and international name for himself ...

Also there are fewer nods towards hip hop or the dance floor. Instead the emphasis is on measured fluidity and widescreen grandeur. In other words, if we continue to draw parallels with Ali Farka ...