Samba Touré

Name: Samba Touré
Start: 2026-10-18T20:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-18T22:30:00+02:00
Location: De KHL

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 20:30 — 22:30

De KHL, Amsterdam

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Samba Touré takes the stage at De KHL in Amsterdam. An evening of African music, sounds and rhythms from his repertoire.

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About: Samba Touré

Guitarist and singer Samba Touré grew up in the Tombouctou region and has spent over three decades shaping his own take on West African desert blues - schooled by Ali Farka Touré, yet long since grown into a voice with its own sharp social edge.

highest position on the World Music Charts Europe (album Gandadiko, 2015)

Best Artist of the Year, Songlines Music Awards 2021 (album Binga)

What's new

jan 2025
Samba Touré released his new album Baarakelaw (The Workers) on January 24, 2025 via Glitterbeat Records, recorded in Bamako during an energy crisis with frequent power outages.
apr 2025
Songlines gave Baarakelaw four out of five stars and praised Touré's social commentary and his distinctive guitar playing, supported by ngoni, calabash and bass.
sep-okt 2025
Samba Touré toured through the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Belgium in September and October 2025, with performances in, among others, The Hague (Paard) and Nijmegen (Doornroosje).

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Tracks

Crocodile Bluesinternational breakthrough album from 2011, awarded the Tamani d'or for Best International Album

Gandadikoalbum from 2015, reached #2 in the World Music Charts Europe

Bingaalbum from 2021, earned Touré the Songlines Award for Best Artist of the Year

Baarakelawnewest album (Jan 2025), tribute to the workers of Bamako

Songhaï Blues: Homage to Ali Farka Touréfirst international release (2009), compilation of his early Malian albums

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