Sidi Touré (born 1959, Gao, Mali) is a

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from Bamako, Mali. His music is a type of songhaï blues. He started his career in the Sonhaï Stars, a regional orchestra. In 1984 he won the award of best singer with a song of his own hand at a Mali National Biennale. He won the same prize again in 1986. In 1992 he collaborated with Kassemady Diabaté.

Discography

* Hoga, 1996, Stern's Records * Sahel Folk, 2011, Thrill Jockey Records * Koïma, 2012, Thrill Jockey Records * Alafia, 2013 * Toubalbero, 2018 * Afrik Toun Mé, 2020, Thrill Jockey Records

References

* on The African Music Guide by Frank Bessem

External links

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at Sterns Records 1959 births Living people Musicians from Bamako People from Gao Malian guitarists 21st-century Malian male singers 20th-century Malian male singers {{Mali-bio-stub