Guitarist & singer
Ali Farka Touré
Malian guitarist whose playing revealed how close the music of the Niger bend is to the Mississippi blues, and a farmer for most of his life.
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its derivative, African-American blues, and is considered a pioneer of African desert blues. Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and number 37 on Spin magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
- Born
- 1939-10-31, Kanau, MaliA Tuesday
- Died
- 2006-03-07, Bamako, MaliA Tuesday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Mali
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1939-10-31, Kanau, Mali · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Bamakothe zone used then
Africa/BamakoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 7°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 15°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 28°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 21°41′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 18°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 29°52′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 27°03′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 20°28′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 24°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 2°54′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2006-03-07, Bamako, Mali · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Bamakothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 16°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 24°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 25°18′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 1°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 9°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 18°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 5°07′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 11°03′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 18°21′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 26°37′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ali Farka Touré was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.