Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/vieux-farka-toure-follows-in-his-father-s-musical-footsteps Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story For more on this story go to: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ As the son of the Grammy-winning Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, it wasn’t a surprise that Vieux Farka Toure gravitated to the guitar. His father was named one of the top 100 guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine and is renowned for highlighting the connection between Western Sahara music and North American blues.