The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #89427 Message #1697178
Posted By: Peter T.
18-Mar-06 - 05:34 PM
Thread Name: 2006 Obit: Ali Farka Toure, trad. African music
Subject: RE: Obit: Ali Farka Toure, trad. African music 03-2006
This is terrible! I had no idea he had died -- no obit anywhere. I have all his albums, and actually tracked down some of the desert influences from the Tuareg on his music. I was looking forward to a tour or something. He had that truly spellbinding sound.....
Crap.
yours,
Peter T.