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{{See also|Niafunké (album)}} |
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'''Niafunké''' is a small town on the [[Niger River]] in central [[Mali]]. The town is the administrative center (''[[chef-lieu]]'') of the [[Communes of Mali|commune]] of [[Soboundou]] in the [[Niafunké Cercle]] of the [[Tombouctou Region]]. |
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Niafunké was the hometown of musician and farmer [[Ali Farka Touré]], who moved there as an infant and went on to become the town's mayor in 2004. He invested much of his music income in an irrigation scheme.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=Mark |title=How Khruangbin updated the music of Mali's maestro Ali Farka Touré |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62799439 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> ''[[Niafunké (album)|Niafunké]]'' is also the title of an album he recorded there in 1999. |
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Toure's son [[Vieux Farka Toure]] was also born in Niafunke. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Communes of the Tombouctou Region}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Niafunke}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Tombouctou Region]] |
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{{Tombouctou-geo-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 00:17, 9 December 2023
Niafunké | |
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Town | |
  Niafunké | |
| Coordinates: 15°55′52″N 3°59′24″W / 15.93111°N 3.99000°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Tombouctou |
| Cercle | Niafunké |
| Commune | Soboundou |
Niafunké is a small town on the Niger River in central Mali. The town is the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune of Soboundou in the Niafunké Cercle of the Tombouctou Region.
Niafunké was the hometown of musician and farmer Ali Farka Touré, who moved there as an infant and went on to become the town's mayor in 2004. He invested much of his music income in an irrigation scheme.[1] Niafunké is also the title of an album he recorded there in 1999.
Toure's son Vieux Farka Toure was also born in Niafunke.
References[edit]
- ^ Savage, Mark. "How Khruangbin updated the music of Mali's maestro Ali Farka Touré". BBC.
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