Live : Ali Farka Toure : Festival in the Desert : 2003

[Soupwhistle]

Amazing music! New to me - what a great sound.

[aBigHairySpider]

I dare you to tell me Ali Farka Toure wasn't one of the greatest musicians of all time. If you're interested in this guy, start with his album called The Source. And, little dude, all music (all human thought) is derivative.

[ZahedsMusicAlbum]

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[beeroosterm]

Jesus, it's like a fucking voodoo ceremony. Tribal bullshit. We're thousands of years ahead of this shit. What's so great about this?

[beeroosterm]

Ali Farka Toure's music is the most uninspiring and boring drivel ever "created". He is derivative and copies tired old tribal chants and claims it for his own. You people look at him like Germans used to look at Hitler. If you want authentic blues, go listen to the delta bluesmen of the deep south and/or Chicago bluesmen. Excuse me while I fucking wretch...

[712dal]

@beeroosterm MORE extremely stupid SHIT from an extemely STUPID SHIT

[beeroosterm]

@712dal Even a stupid shit is entitled to an opinion...so why don't you give us one, asshole?

[712dal]

@beeroosterm Keep talking, your true colors are showing.

[knucklebutty]

ALI. IS THE MAN................

[FyreTiger2K]

# 76 greatest guitarist of all time

[dmgallegom]

This guy really knows how to touch you soul and move your body! Not only one of the best in Africa, but in the whole world!!!! Love it love it love it!!!

[dolson27]

This is what music is supposed to sound like. Raw and unprocessed. Nothing but the talent of the musicians.

[StarfireEKS]

this i call MUSIC!!!!!!

[sanguyan]

is Ai du (in the album Talking Timbtku) the song playing in that old shaby looking library scene in the movie Unfaithful(Richard Geer)?

[nassreiskulturen]

@sanguyan Ja

[thetinkerer]

not every-ting from Africa be da Voodoo, mon. Stay away from da Voodoo.

[meredumais]

I 'dicovered' the seemingly boundless brilliance of this man a few years back when woking with a client , a Touareg woman from Niamey. It was love at first listen, but unfotunately a post-mortem discovery. Does anyone know what his son has been doing lately?

[brancodidamaia]

the son played in World music festival in Madrid last year.... the best

[DavidF89999]

@meredumais just released his 2nd album recently, kinda, it is an incredible album

[funcktheduck]

Ali Farka Touré is one of the greatest African Musicians - Souls on this planet . . .

[pinchelucas]

Merci Ali Farka Toure, merci pour tout ce que vous avez fait et ce que vous laisserez dans nos ames.

[bambara4]

du respect pour Ali meilleur guitariste africain pour moi, and tinariwen , vive le mali qui nous fait des serprises vive les artistes du sahara. vive les berberes du sahara, un peuples de blancs et de noirs opprimes par les colonisateurs.

[soussi9393]

N'oublions pas que Ali Farka Touré est Armas, donc desendant de son pére des marocains de Tombouctou.

C'est un Grand de ce monde, Allah yerahmou.

[ColdGripHandle]

It is sad that he did not get the notoriety that he deserved. It can be said that he is the one who made the music that bridged the gaps of all african music around the world

[somdweller]

I was in D.C. some years ago on the mall for a festival of Saharan Culture. As i was walkin' the mall I noticed a small white tent with 3 or 4 people inside and 2 men with stringed instruments. One was obviously Tamashek and the other Ali! I sat there in amazement and watched them perform a beautiful traditional song. I was so mad that I'd left my "Niafunke" album at the hotel! This music lives forever along with the spirit of Mr. Toure

[lucky7er]

omg

[legrandsud]

un grand musicien.....une légende que ton âme repose en paix !

[zimdread]

our african music heroes

[Zanderbleck]

heyyyyy check out my music video "Beyond the Horizon" in HD filmed in Africa at the festival in the desert! :) tell me what you think

Zander :)

[KAISARI1]

I first heard Ali Farka's music here, in the tube. He is a true hero of Africa. I wish I knew his music earlier.

Although he is gone, his music is still floating in the African air. Peace and Love from Tanzania.

[dougdecarlo]

Check out Toubab Krewe, great band out of Asheville, NC blending west african music and rock n roll! Always touring, coming to a town near you...

[soltani76]

a masterpiece!

[hirukosama]

That thing, sought by generations of occidental musicians who used various hallucinogens to achieve a state of symbiosis with nature and strive to understand; those people are born with it. As Jordan says, we have lost it. It is much more ancient than EMI Records, though. It has to do with how we europeans are born in the beliefs of the original sin, incarnation, and Trinity; two milleniums of christians have slowly done their job.

[ericslane]

That is so spot on and well said. Although, I am just another one of those occidental musicians "searching" we'll say...

[pimayan]

A great man, may he rest in peace

[talayou]

heey thanks for sharing. any chance of uploading tinariwen clip from same fest? thats when i first saw those guys and can't stop listening to them as i have all their cds. would be nice to see that song again cheers

[Pomegranatem]

any famous musician on stage except toure?

[lestephenois1]

allah hafiz Farka baba, aur shukariya, app yeha hamesha bohat logo ke dil mein zinda rahein ge. Mashood from Karachi.

[kindofbluedaniel]

Thank you ever so much for posting this vid of one of the greatest humans this planet has ever known. Brother Ali, wherever you are, que Dios te proteja y nos ilumine a todos con tu sabios consejosy luz. Paz, peace. Daniel, andalusian guy living in Brighton, U.K.

[VideoLcD]

Grazie Ali dal deserto africano sei giunto a Roma......

complimenti fantastic

[Themba88]

The Legend Lives, R.I.P Ali Farka Toure.

Lest we forget.

[DavidMJordan]

There is something elemental and archetypal about the basic chords of the Blues/Malian music that comes from the centre of the soul. Us Industrialised Robots have lost it because ofthe huge amount of head music we've produced. nice to be reminded of the centre of the soul.

[haidoors]

i agree completely

[melrhyne]

@DavidMJordan

You my friend are absolutely RIGHT!

The "blues" and it's sonorities, came here almost fully formed in it's character from places like Mali in Africa!

Check out Ali Farka's "The Source"- it tries to show the origin and close ties!

[beeroosterm]

@DavidMJordan Oh, bullshit. Industrialized robots? Speak for yourself, asshole. There's plenty of "soul" in any kind of music. Stop with the masochist bullshit.

[batourey]

I cried the day he died - he was the best.

Ni gonda gabi, wata kulu, hal abada! Baba farka. I g'IriKoy sabe. Ali Ber!

[wwxoxww]

that's the root of blues, from where blues comes, no brain-dead reggae, nothging to do with it. this is the blues

[blunt1984]

This music is great. What genre would this be classified as?

[festivalhopper]

some call it "desert bleues"

[blunt1984]

Thank you. It seems almost similar to reggae in spirit, but different enough to be its own genre.

[tehooti1]

@blunt1984 I big up all of you in this channel. Wonderful music. Nice sound to great away from the ism & schisms of life.

[beeroosterm]

@blunt1984 I would classify it as boring. Good to use as a sleep aid. Wake me when it's over....ZZzzzzzzz...

[712dal]

@beeroosterm

What a shock, YOU being a TOTAL asshole.

[beeroosterm]

@712dal No, a complete asshole - to those who laud AFT's racism. Fuck you, too....

[712dal]

@beeroosterm

No, SERIOUSLY, fuck you!!! Your complete stupidity is epic.

[beeroosterm]

@712dal Indeed? Well, why don't you explain instead of reverting to the ad hominem? I consider it a personal victory if all you're going to do is call me names. Now get on with it or shut your fucking trap, pussy.

[712dal]

@beeroosterm

I call you names because you are so "deserving" of it, asshole. I consider it a victory that so many of your comments are hidden due to them receiving "too many negative votes".

Now go get a life you fucking loser!!!

[beeroosterm]

@712dal My comments are hidden because of YouTube policy and political correctness, not due to their factual basis. If people don't like what you're writing, your comments can be hidden - a clear policy that unpopular/opposing views will not be seen. This is a travesty and directly opposes the concept of free speech - something that people such as yourself do not understand. Evidently, you and many others need a civics lesson. My comments on AFT are correct - the evidence is there for you to see

[712dal]

@beeroosterm

You can bitch & moan all you want, but the fact is you are a gaping asshole and the rest of the world sees you as such, which is your true self.

Now fuck off!!!

[beeroosterm]

@712dal More ad hominem bullshit. Well, the "rest of the world" - and you - can eat shit. I'll not fuck off. And the only gaping asshole here is your mouth. Go home and brush your tooth...

[712dal]

@beeroosterm Wow, you are a touchy little bitch. If you can't take the heat......

[beeroosterm]

@712dal For instance, my comment two months ago on the quality of AFT's music was: "I would classify it as boring. Good to use as a sleep aid. Wake me when it's over....ZZzzzzzzz...". This comment was hidden because of too many negative "votes". How is this a "victory"? You guys can't take criticism of your hero no matter the subject. And his racism deserves massive criticism, especially amongst those who do not understand or believe it - even though it is plain to see.

[712dal]

@beeroosterm

Would you like some cheese with that WHINE????

Oh, and you are still an asshole :-)

[bacha720]

@blunt1984

deep roots of the blues man

[thomasgiannini]

@blunt1984 afrobeat? im not sure though

[Kamal767]

I wish I could have seen him before he died. :(

[VladimirZov]

Simply fantastic! A great musician and a great man. RIP!

[qureish1]

helo my fellow lovers of Malian blues i have been searching for Malian guitar tutors in London in vain for almost two years. can someone help me please? I leave in Brixton south east london.

[memoristan]

Amazing...!

[gasvab]

it tickles the skin inside and out right down to the feet and up the spine and brings ease and joy .

[AFRICANCULTURE]

Very VERY nice music and vid. from WEST AFRICA

[javaguru4u]

R.I.P Ali Farka. I wached this on sbs in australia a while ago. Good to see it on youtube. Does anyone know where to buy the documentary?

[phillysipha]

its so beautiful how the mix traditional with the new

[luftspiegelung]

blues roots, medicine, real culture^^

[raizalegre]

me gustaaa muchoooooo

[GrahamSolo]

Great musician, sadly missed. Anyone know anything about the Festival in the Desert? I´d love to go one year but no-one here in Spain seems to publicise it.

Un saludo muy fuerte desde la Costa del Sol.

[mankalabeat]

Puedes leer sobre el festival en Wikipedia...es en Mali en Enero...esa es le realidad en nuestra Espana querida! se nos escapan muchas cosas que estan ocurriendo en el resto del mundo!

[rohanroll]

Y cosas que ocurren en nuestro pais también... tantos grandes músicos que tenemos, pero sólo se oye a los triunfitos y sus sucedáneos :(

Es una lástima

[Skammee]

I believe the Festival in the Desert is largely for the people of Mali and there are limits to the number of foreigners allowed to attend. There are tour group operators that you can hook up with.

[zerkouchy]

You can try the next "Festival Panafricain", in Algiers. This is a long forgotten Fabulous Tradition started in the sixties. A real tribute to African music and folklore in a very popular atmosphere. If the ambiance we witnessed in the sixties is recreated it will be a trip.

[tito1982angus]

What a CLASSICAL!!!

The best thing Ive ever seen!!!!!

Who are you??

The name´s Ali Farka Touré five thousand soloman.

[MAXLEOUFF]

La joie de vivre ! Le bonheur de communiquer la magie du son...Un immense poète et un public d'exception !

[Ethiorise]

My favorite of all times!!

[BlackWelshman]

This is fucking ridiculous, Toure was a genius

[komets03]

Even though I have most of his Albums, I still would like to see this legendary's vedeos to be posted. This is my man even though I don't understand his language. I like the way he plays his gitar.

[hailabg]

I was waiting for someone to post more on Ali's music vedeos they have finally arrived thanks again.

[Mattimondo]

legendary