Awards & Winners

Ali Farka Touré

Date of Birth 31-October-1939
Place of Birth Timbuktu
(Mali, Tombouctou Region, Timbuktu Cercle)
Nationality Mali
Also know as Ali Farka Toure, Ali Furka Toure, Touré, Ali Farka, Ali Ibrahim Touré, Farka, the African John Lee Hooker
Profession Musician, Guitarist
Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. The belief that the latter is historically derived from the former is reflected in Martin Scorsese’s often quoted characterization of Touré’s tradition as constituting "the DNA of the blues". Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and number 37 on Spin magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

Awards by Ali Farka Touré

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ali Farka Touré.

2010


Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album
Honored for : Ali and Toumani
(Artists, Producer, Engineer/mixer)

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album Ali and Toumani
2011 Best Traditional World Music Album

2005


Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album
Honored for : In the Heart of the Moon

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album In the Heart of the Moon

1994


Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
Honored for : Talking Timbuktu

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album Talking Timbuktu