Talk:Ali Farka Touré
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[edit] Bluesman?
Did Ali Farka Touré play and sing blues ? For many he was playing and singing a modern version of music that is at the root of the blues... Ericd 18:24, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
- He was called a "bluesman" by the foreign press, and he didn't dispute it, claiming that his music is in fact the root of the blues. He said in the interview in the documentary film about him that to an African, "blues" means the color one adds to their laundry to make it white. The question of his influence on blues (or vice versa: blues' influence on Toure) is an interesting one, as he was aware of American blues music at the start of his career. So the striking resemblance of his music to John Lee Hooker's or R. L. Burnside's could go both ways. The way he presented himself on stage, and the fact that he liked to play the guitar as opposed to a traditional African instrument, bring him closer to the world of blues. This question is covered in the book "Africa and the Blues" by Gerhard Kubik, which I recommend. Badagnani 03:45, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Muslim
Why put "Muslim-African"? Millions of Africans in that region are Muslims but they don't refer to themselves as such. His religion could be referred to elsewhere in the article (keeping in mind that he also practiced some aspects of pre-Islamic ritual, documented in the documentary film about him). Badagnani 03:43, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
- So do many Arabs, and Asians, and European Muslims.. So too, arguably, do many Christians, it's irrelevent. I don't think the article here gives enough space the the charity work he did (of which I've no source)--Irishpunktom\talk 11:51, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
This doesn't answer the question? Why put "Muslim-African" right up top, in this way? As in "Woody Allen is a Jewish-American filmmaker" or "George W. Bush is a Christian-American politician." It could be referred to elsewhere in the article. Badagnani 18:05, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
- Removed Muslim-African. If it is important to note that he was a muslim, it shouldnt be worded as "Muslim-African", and unless him being muslim (specifically) was important to his life and work, it neednt be mentioned in the lead paragraph. --Ezeu 18:35, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Last concert
do we have that?i think it was in the UK--HalaTruth(ሀላካሕ) 07:03, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
