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The Lobi Traore Group
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Like his friend and occasional producer, Ali Farka Touré, Lobi Traoré was a critically acclaimed Malian guitarist, warm yet gritty singer, and revered player of desert blues. His electric guitar style was compared to such blues and rock legends as Jimmy Page and John Lee Hooker in a BBC review, and by various musicians including Bonnie Rait. For his part, Traore always maintained that his bluesy, crunchy riffs and leads were the natural fruits of the indigenous music he so loved as a Malian. Born in 1961 in Bakaridiana, Mali, Traoré was the son of two singers. At 16 he travel… read more
Like his friend and occasional producer, Ali Farka Touré, Lobi Traoré was a critically acclaimed Malian guitarist, warm yet gritty singer, and revered player of desert blues. His electric … read more
Like his friend and occasional producer, Ali Farka Touré, Lobi Traoré was a critically acclaimed Malian guitarist, warm yet gritty singer, and revered player of desert blues. His electric guitar style was compared to such blues and r… read more
