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Ali Farka Touré: Springing from the Roots is a Malien film of genre Documentary

Ali Farka Touré: Springing from the Roots (1999)

Ali Farka Touré: Springing from the Roots
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Length 52minutes
OriginMali
Genres Documentary,    Musical

Réalisé en 1999 par Henri Lecomte & Yves Billon, Ali Farka Touré : Ça coule de source est un documentaire éponyme retraçant la carrière du chanteur africain.

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De la guitare électrique au petit violon monocorde des paysans songhays, l’art d’Ali Farka Touré est multiforme. Une caméra très mobile suit le premier Africain à avoir reçu un Grammy Award. De concerts à Bamako aux cultes de possession dédiés aux « génies du fleuve », en passant par les campements touaregs ou la ville mystérieuse de Tombouctou, nous découvrons tout à la fois, par le commentaire d’Ali, la splendide région de la boucle du Niger et un individu remarquable, qui concilie une carrière de musicien international et de cultivateur dans son village.

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