Sidi Touré (born 1959, Gao, Mali) is a singer/songwriter 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
edit- 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
edit- Bio on The African Music Guide by Frank Bessem
External links
edit- Sidi Touré on Myspace (official website)
- HOGA Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at Sterns Records
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