Samba Touré

Whom did you look up to as a child? A superhero, a teacher or a parent? For Samba Touré, it was Ali Farka Touré, a key figure in transforming traditional Malian music into the globally celebrated desert blues. The Malian musician Samba Touré’s electric guitar style remains deeply indebted to that of his older compatriot, and he continues to honour the legend – who died in 2006 – to this day. The circle was completed when he was able to tour with Ali Farka in the late 1990s. Samba Touré is making his debut at Bozar. Joining him for this tribute concert are Djimé Sissoko on ngoni and tama and Souleymane Kane on calabash. When the student becomes the master.