A video from the debut album of Vieux Farka Toure, who is the son of Ali Farka Toure. Ali Farka Toure, who died last year, played a guitar style that demonstrated the direct connection between African music and American blues. This is described in the Scorsese's film Feel Like Going Home, which was part of the PBS film series The Blues. Ali's last album, Savane, was released last year and was widely acclaimed (#1 highest rated album of 2006 and #5 highest rated all-time on Metacritic). Vieux is now carrying on the Malian guitar tradition, while keeping it fresh with contemporary influences such as the reggae sound evident in this song.
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