Caffe Lena - Vieux Farka Toure

[Aristera]

Had a chance to see Vieux Farka Toure @Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY last night. He's a Malian guitarist with a very distinct style rooted in his home. I first heard of him via Glenn Jones (wileypickett) from the NY Guitar show last June.

Caffe Lena has quite the history starting with Bob Dylan in July 1961. Richard Thompson is playing three nights later this month.

 

[wileypickett]

He was great in NYC. I was supposed to open, but he had to catch a flight out of NY and had to go on first. The expression “tough act to follow” never had greater meaning for me!

(The audience was quite forgiving, whether out of genuine enthusiasm or pity I don’t know.)