Samba Touré’s last album Albala packed an inspired punch of rebellious fury as turmoil in Mali was at a peak. Two years later, and with ongoing uncertainty in the north African country, Samba is still ...

A guitar master from northern Mali, Samba Toure returns with his singular brand of Songhai blues with his new album Gandadiko. Hopeful sounds cushion the cautionary tales and astute observations ...

Toure is as powerful a vocalist as he is an instrumentalist, and he was ably supported by backing vocalists Afel Boucom and Samba Toure, whoeither harmonized with the guitarist or sparred with him ...

Samba Toure’s seventh release was also cut in the Malian capital of Bamako, the artist’s chosen domicile. Whereas Toure’s previous album, Albala, was recorded in the shadow of the rebel ...

Afropop Samba Touré’s music is characterized by hypnotic guitar grooves radiating with the intensity of the desert sun. It transcends borders, creating an authentic and groundbreaking sonic ...

Samba Touré comes from a centuries-old “oral tradition”. It’s a phrase we often use about African music without perhaps comprehending its full meaning. If we think about it at all, we ...