VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ

It must be quite something when you are the son of a hero who operated in your own field. A son of someone who pushed boundaries and was held in high regard. Vieux Farka Touré is such a person. He is the son of Ali Farka Touré, one of the most celebrated guitar heroes of Mali and the entire African continent. Actually, the guitar hero, who died in 2006, did not want his son to follow in his footsteps. Yet he did. And with verve. Vieux does not suffer from a Jordi Cruijff complex at all: he is steadily building his oeuvre and has sculpted his own beautiful guitar sound. Rhythmically adventurous, conjuring, danceable and unconventional. The sound of the desert, captured by six strings. Together with Khruangbin, Vieux released a tribute to his late father in 2022. Listen to the album ‘Ali’ and you immediately realize the magic of both father and son. Vieux Farka Touré is a guitar hero himself nowadays. We are greatly looking forward to the show of the crown prince of Mali blues at BRIDGE. A concert in the "can't miss" category.