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New Mix: dodie, Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, Young Jesus, more

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New Mix: dodie, Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, Young Jesus, more

All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a new project from Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson, a Vieux Farka Touré--Khruangbin collaboration and more.

New Mix: dodie, Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, Young Jesus, more

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Vieux Farka Touré helped introduce Malian music to the U.S. He's back with album 6

NPR's Shannon Bond talks with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, known as "the Hendrix of the Sahara," about his new album.

Vieux Farka Touré helped introduce Malian music to the U.S. He's back with album 6

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Vieux Farka Touré On Mountain Stage

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Vieux Farka Touré On Mountain Stage

The son of the late, beloved Malian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ali Farka Touré, Vieux has become a massively prominent performer in his own right. Hear him perform with his band.

Vieux Farka Touré On Mountain Stage

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Watch A Supergroup From Mali Sing For Peace

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Watch A Supergroup From Mali Sing For Peace

In a beautiful and powerful new song, Fatoumata Diawara, Amadou and Mariam, Oumou Sangare and nearly 40 more top musicians from Mali join together for one purpose: to help bring peace back to their shattering country.

The Toure-Raichel Collective: 'Two Chefs In The Kitchen'

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The Toure-Raichel Collective: 'Two Chefs In The Kitchen'

After a chance meeting acquainted Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Toure, the pair collaborated on an album called The Tel Aviv Session, bringing together musical elements from each of their cultures.

The Toure-Raichel Collective: 'Two Chefs In The Kitchen'

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The Toure-Raichel Collective: A Collaboration By Accident

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The Toure-Raichel Collective: A Collaboration By Accident

A chance meeting in a German airport resulted in a CD collaboration between Israeli pop star Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Toure, the guitarist from Mali. The result, The Tel Aviv Session, is magic.

The Toure-Raichel Collective: A Collaboration By Accident

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Kick It Up With South African Jazz

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Kick It Up With South African Jazz

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From June 11 to July 11, nine cities in South Africa are hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The excitement has stretched from Johannesburg to Pretoria and the world over. In honor of the world coming together to celebrate soccer in the "rainbow nation," here's a chance to sample four South African jazz artists and one of the World Cup performers.

Vieux Farka Toure: African Blues, Reborn

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Vieux Farka Toure: African Blues, Reborn

Vieux Farka Toure's "Borei" has all the energy of classic African pop, paired with exuberant call-and-response vocals and blistering guitar solos.

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Fighting Over Our Favorite Albums Of 2011 (So Far)

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Fighting Over Our Favorite Albums Of 2011 (So Far)

When NPR Music made a list of its 25 favorite albums that came out in the first half of 2011, there were a bunch of great recordings that didn't make the cut. Half a dozen members of the team speak out on behalf of a few of them.

Vieux Farka Toure: Acoustic At Bumbershoot

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Favorite Sessions

Vieux Farka Toure: Acoustic At Bumbershoot

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As the son of legendary desert blues guitarist Ali Farka Toure, Vieux had big shoes to fill. But the younger performer has found his own voice, which builds on the traditions of his father while moving in a blues-rock direction. Hear an acoustic set recorded at KEXP's Bumbershoot Music Lounge.

Vieux Farka Toure At The Bumbershoot Music Lounge 9/7/09

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Rock 'N' Roll Goes To West Africa

Rock 'n' roll owes its existence to its African roots, and the genre has in turn influenced contemporary African music. But the continent has not produced many bona fide rockers of its own — until now. Banning Eyre reviews two recent releases by Vieux Farka Toure and Justin Adams with Juldeh Camara.

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Music You Should Love But Don't, Allen Toussaint, Vieux Farka Toure, More

Is there music you know you should love, but for whatever reason just don't? For Bob Boilen, Green Day is one of those acts. Also on the show, Sunset Rubdown, Danger Mouse, Allen Toussaint and more.

Music You Should Love But Don't, Allen Toussaint, Vieux Farka Toure, More

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Concerts

Finale: Blind Alfred Reed's Lament

For the special taping of Mountain Stage in Bristol, Va./Tenn., musical guests Dierks Bentley, Vieux Farka Toure, Joe Ely, Kelly Willis and Roger Rasnake take on a local legend's most famous tune for their joint final number.

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Mountain Stage

Vieux Farka Toure: Of Bamako And Banjos

The son of great Malian bluesman Ali Farka Toure grew up secretly learning to play the guitar. Now he has his own music and his own style. He performs with Mama Sissoko on ngoni, a West African ancestor of the banjo.

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Ali Farka Toure's Son Carries Musical Torch

The great African guitarist Ali Farka Toure discouraged his children from following him into the music business. But one of his sons secretly learned to play the guitar anyway. Now Vieux Farka Toure has released his first album.

Ali Farka Toure's Son Carries Musical Torch

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Bloc Party, Deerhoof, Giant Brain

A sophomore release from Bloc Party; Introspective Scotsman James Yorkston; The Animal Collective's Panda Bear; San Francisco art rock trio Deerhoof; Ali Farka Toure's son Vieux Farka Toure and more.

Bloc Party, Deerhoof, Giant Brain

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