Listen to Afel Bocoum – Ali Farka (03.89 min) on spotify.
Ali Farka can be found on the album Niger
Music video with Afel Bocoum
Afel Bocoum – Ali Farka
About Afel Bocoum
Afel Bocoum (born 1955) is a musician from Mali, noted as a singer and guitarist. He began his career as a member of Ali Farka Toure’s group ASCO, and Toure is often regarded as his mentor. Both men come from the town of Niafunke on the River Niger, and are members of the Sonrai people. Bocoum is an agricultural advisor by profession.
His group, Alkibar (the name means ‘messenger of the great river’ in Sonrai) consists of two acoustic guitars, a njarka (a one-string fiddle) Read more on Last.fm