Khruangbin is collaborating with Vieux Farka Touré to honor the latter’s late father, Malian guitarist, Ali Farka Touré. Their upcoming joint album, called Ali, will recreate the legendary namesake ...

Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré have announced a new collaborative album. Ali is in honor of Vieux’s late father Ali Farka Touré; the artists recreate and pay homage to his work across the new album.

One song playing at the right moment, perhaps with the right cup of coffee in your favorite mug, the sun coming through the window, can really make life worth living. We here at American Songwriter ...

Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré salutes his profoundly influential late father Ali with the help of Khruangbin on the artists’ upcoming collaborative album, Ali. The eight-track collection ...

Voyageur, the new album from the legendary African guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré, is out March 10 on World Circuit Records. In anticipation of the forthcoming record World Circuit is debuting ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Westerners were almost entirely unaware of Tuareg music, ...

These days the genre of desert blues boasts one of the most vibrant music movements around the world. The bands and musicians that are part of this genre come from an area that is spread across ...

Welcome to the fall! September has been nonstop from the jump, and this week doesn’t let up. I review eight new albums this week: Beth Orton‘s gorgeous Weather Alive; Khruangbin & Vieux Farka Touré‘s ...

The trio called Heavy Gus consists of songwriting couple Dorota Szuta and Stelth Ulvang (of The Lumineers) and drummer Ryan Dobrowski (Blind Pilot). The group’s debut LP “Notions” dropped in August ...