Thursday, March 23, 2006

ali farka toure (Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi raji'un)

Ali Farka Touré passed on March 7, 2006

Wikipedia: Ali Farika Toure
Artist Direct: Ali Farika Toure Bio
Mali-Music.com: Ali Farika Toure in short (which speaks more of his religious beliefs)

2 comments:

Julaybib said...

Despite me contacting the BBC to draw attention to their error, their obit still contends "He leaves a widow and 11 children." Other obits mention three widows. Odd, considering the BBC documentary on him introduced two of his wives on camera. Or are the BBC correct?

Wasalaam

TMA

Julaybib said...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4782506.stm