VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ — live event on Sep 30, 2026
Vieux Farka Toure and Vieux Farka Touré live at Dakota, Minneapolis on Wed, Sep 30, 7:00 PM. Free entry. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
Doors open and service begins 90 minutes before the show. West African Guitar Master Vieux Farka Touré SEP 30 • 8pm "Notes fall from his fingers like rain on to water... kaleidoscopic" - Guardian Vieux Farka Touré, often called “The Hendrix of the Sahara”, hails from Niafunké, Mali. He is the son of legendary Malian guitar player Ali Farka Touré, who died in 2006. Ali came from a historical tribe of soldiers and defied his parents by becoming a musician. Thus, when Vieux reached his teens, he declared that he also wanted to be a musician. However, his father disapproved because of the pressures he had experienced as a musician. Rather, he wanted Vieux to become a soldier. Vieux eventually convinced his father to give him his blessing to pursue music shortly before Ali passed. Initially, Vieux played drums and calabash at Mali’s Institut National des Arts, but he secretly began playing guitar in 2001. When Vieux announced plans to record an album, cancer had already weakened Ali Far…
Starts: Wed, Sep 30, 7:00 PM
Ends: Wed, Sep 30, 9:00 PM
Where: 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403, United States
Price: $0.0
Lineup
Venue: Dakota Jazz Club
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