Samba Touré
Thu 17.9.
20:00
Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen
Malian guitarist Samba Touré performs live at Hotel Cecil in Copenhagen.
Samba Touré
About
Samba Touré is a Malian guitarist and singer born in 1968 in the Timbuktu region, who toured with the legendary Ali Farka Touré in 1997-98 before forging his own path. He blends Songhoy blues, traditional West African rhythms and contemporary rock influences into a style he calls simply "contemporary music from Mali". Since 2013 he has released on the German world music label Glitterbeat Records, and The Wire has described him as "the most prominent of Ali Farka Touré's musical heirs". His lyrics focus on ordinary Malian life - workers, neighbours and community - rather than rulers or ancestors.
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Voted Best Artist of the Year by Songlines Magazine (2022)
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Placement on European World Music Charts with Crocodile Blues (2011)
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What's new
- 2025-01
Samba Touré released his new album Baarakelaw (The Workers) on January 24, 2025 on Glitterbeat Records - a follow-up to the acclaimed Binga from 2021.
- 2025-04
Songlines Magazine gave Baarakelaw four out of five stars and highlighted the album as a social commentary work that honors Mali's poorly paid street workers.
- 2025-02
Samba Touré performed at Festival International Nuits d'Afrique in Montreal on February 28, 2025 and presented Baarakelaw live for the first time in North America.
- 2025-10
Samba Touré played a European tour in autumn 2025 with stops in, among others, Nijmegen, The Hague, Ghent and Groningen.
- 2022
Samba Touré was named Artist of the Year by Songlines Magazine in 2022 based on the critically acclaimed album Binga (2021).
Tracks
BaarakelawTitle track from the 2025 album - pays tribute to Mali's street workers
AnbafoClassic from the debut album Fondo (2003), still closes all his concerts
AlbalaTitle track from the international breakthrough album (2013) on Glitterbeat Records
BingaTitle track from the critically acclaimed 2021 album that earned him Songlines' Artist of the Year 2022
Crocodile BluesFrom the album that won Tamani d'Or and reached Top 3 on European World Music Charts (2011)
Recent shows
- Sep 30, 2025 Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)
- Sep 7, 2025 The Cornish Bank, Falmouth (GB)
- Aug 31, 2025 Mulberry Lodge, Deal (GB)
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