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Vieux Farka Toure at Kleinhans Music Hall
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Continue ReadingVieux Farka Touré Releases New Album "Mon Pays" (Six Degrees)
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Press Junkie PR
His homeland in crisis, Touré responds with music. “I wanted to pay homage to our musical heritage," says a reflective Vieux Farka Touré. Being that his native Mali has been splintered by territorial fighting between Tuareg and Islamic rebels since January 2012, his new album, Mon Pays (Six Degrees Records), is devoted to reminding the world about the beauty and culture of his homeland. “For me it is a statement for the world that this land is for the sons ...
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Vieux Farka Toure Returns for US Summer Tour: 16+ Dates
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Vieux Farka Touré will be returning to the US for a Summer Tour not to be missed. His third studio album, The Secret, continues to receive rave reviews from Rolling Stone to NPR Music. His live shows have been paired down to a “power trio" consisting of Vieux on vocals/guitar, Mamadou Sidibe on bass, and drummer/multi-percussionist Tim Keiper rounding out the lineup. The live show has turned heads from The Los Angeles Times stating, ..."this is a musician who, in ...
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Vieux Farka Touré: "The Secret" is Out!
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Chris M. Slawecki
Vieux Farka Touré: The Secret Traveling down Linden Blvd towards JFK Airport, Vieux Farka Touré had a realization. Having just left The Bunker recording studio in Brooklyn, he was discussing the sessions with his manager, Eric Herman. A newly constructed song, played in part by his father— the great Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré—came on over the car stereo, and Vieux said, “This is what we call 'the secret of the blues." The two friends laughed, though it ...
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Vieux Farka Toure: New Album and May Dates
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JamBase
DAVE MATTHEWS, DEREK TRUCKS, JOHN SCOFIELD, AND THE LATE ALI FARKA TOURE FEATURED ON VIEUX'S FORTHCOMING ALBUM THE SECRET Six Degrees Records is proud to announce Vieux Farka Toure 's third and most accomplished studio album, The Secret, to be released May 24, 2011. The album produced by guitarist Eric Krasno (Soulive) also features Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, John Scofield, Ivan Neville and Vieux's final collaboration with his legendary father, Ali Farka Toure. Given his recent collaborations and accomplishments, including ...
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Vieux Farka Toure Announces April U.S. Tour & World Cup Performance!
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VIEUX FARKA TOURE TO PERFORM AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP KICK-OFF CELEBRATION CONCERT IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA ON JUNE 10, 2010
VIEUX ALSO RETURNS TO THE US FOR APRIL TOUR
On Thursday, June 10, Vieux Farka Toure, the Malian guitarist/singer/songwriter and appointed “African guitar hero," will perform at the first-ever FIFA World Cup Celebration Concert in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event will feature musical performances by major international superstars and popular African artists collaborating together. Vieux is one of the ...
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