Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to story telling -- in prose and in poetry, in art and in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is the story of Oct. 31st
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It is the 304th day of the year, leaving 61 days remaining in 2022.
He told his stories through the use of traditional African instruments such as the n'jarka, a single-stringed fiddle, and the n'goni, a four-stringed lute. He also played guitar to help bring Malian music -- sometimes erroneously called desert blues -- to the world stage.
He did not have any formal training, yet his music was hypnotic, rhythmic, and self-assured.
He is a multiple Grammy winner, but considered his musical career secondary to his life in his native Niafunke, on the banks of the Niger River in northwest Mali, where he worked as a farmer and served as mayor.
He started playing music during his youth. Mali often hosted various African and world music tours, and Touré listened and learned to play instruments and sing in multiple languages. He won several competitions, and eventually heard and became influenced by the American blues guitarist, John Lee Hooker. He continued to play and be recognized on the World Circuit for his African-inspired music.
Touré won his first Grammy, in 1994, for Talking Timbuktu, with Ray Coda.
He has appeared and played with American blues and reggae star Corey Harris, Malian kora player Toumani Dianbaté, for which he won a second Grammy, and with members of the Irish band The Chieftains.
His music has been used in the films Unfaithful and Black Panther, and in Nintendo's Animal Crossing video game.
Touré died in 2006.
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