This album will be released in August 2007.

Vieux Farka Touré has been deeply inspired by the music of his father, Ali Farka Touré, perhaps Mali’s most well known musical name. Vieux proved himself a precocious talent as a drummer and calabash player, though at the National Arts Institute in Bamako he honed his vocal and guitar skills tremendously. After graduation kora player Toumani Diabaté invited the young musician into his ensemble and he began to travel globally. In 2005 Vieux reconnected with North American musician Eric Herman and Modiba Productions, recording his debut album (featuring both his father and Diabaté).

Vieux Remixed takes this beautiful acoustic recording and readies it for the dance floor. Working with the gorgeous strings, able voice and stellar percussion of the original, DJs such as Cheb I Sabbah, Karsh Kale, Nickodemus and Yossi Fine have created rich renditions ready for bass-heavy speakers. Ranging from hypnotic soundscapes to dance floor crushers Vieux Remixed matches the diverse style of the young virtuoso himself. Vieux is quickly proving himself master of many worlds. Rounding out the incredible cast of remixers the album also features Chris Annibell, Eccodek, DJ Center, DK & Cenzo and Fabian Alsultany.

Ten percent of proceeds from both albums go towards Bée Sago to fight against malaria in Niafunke, the home region of the Farka Touré family in Northern Mali. Bée Sago, a local award-winning organization affiliated with UNICEF, specializes in the manufacture and distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets to children and pregnant mothers in Mali.

Modiba is a music production company and record label committed to the social and economic empowerment of Africa and its Diaspora. They are the creators of ASAP: the Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project, which has raised over $135,000 for the refugees of the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

-Text by Derek Beres, Producer of Vieux Farka Toure Remixed

Tracklisting is not final

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