Vieux Farka Touré in The Boston Phoenix

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The international and roots-music scene heats up
By TED DROZDOWSKI | September 8, 2008

Boston was a world-music stronghold even before the "world music" genre existed. So there's a rich offering of sounds from Africa, South America, …

The Guardian Music Weekly Podcast

Music Weekly - featuring TV on the Radio

"...All that plus the usual feedbackery AND a new featurette too. In an attempt to expand the range of music we cover beyond simply the new and the hot, we're going to profile some of the artists we like who are a bit, …

Vieux Farka Touré on NPR's Mountain Stage & The Afrobeat Blog

Vieux Farka Touré: Of Bamako And Banjos

Listen Now: Vieux Farka Touré on Mountain Stage

"Vieux Farka Toure learned to play guitar by jamming along to recordings of his father, renowned Malian musician Ali Farka Toure. But his music isn't always like …

The Independent's 5-Minute Interview

The 5-Minute Interview: Vieux Farka Touré, Musician

"The guitar virtuoso, 26, is from Niafunke in Mali. His first album, 'Vieux Farka Touré', was released by World Village last year. He is playing the Jazz Café in London next Saturday.

If I weren't talking to …

Vieux Farka Touré on KUER's The Ticket

Listen online to Vieux Farka Touré's live performance on KUER's The Ticket in Vermont. Touré also discusses life on the road and growing up with his famous father.

Tune in here.

More Buzz on "In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2"

Watch Vieux Farka Toure's Live Performance of "Bullet the Blue Sky"

Rolling Stone Magazine:

"Bono deserves props for global stumping on Africa's behalf. So it's good that this tribute is a rootsy thank-you, not a world-music cheesefest. Guinea's Ba Cissoko …

Pitchfork: "Tony Allen, Vieux Farka Toure on African U2 Tribute"

Pitchfork adds to the frequent web posts on In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2:

"A handful of prominent African musicians-- Vieux Farka Touré, Les Nubians, Angélique Kidjo, and others-- have joined together to put new spins on some U2 classics for In the …

Africa Express Concert Review in The Guardian

Robin Denselow writes about Damon Albarn's "Africa Express" concert in Liverpool. Read the full article here.

"The proceedings opened with Amadou and Mariam, who were soon teamed up with the Magic Numbers. They were followed by Hard-Fi, who sounded far more …