From October, 2001:

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African stories from Rokia Traore
Timbuktu artist Ali Farka Toure
The fingers of Adrian Legg
"Television" frontman Tom Verlaine
The tragic life of Jeff Buckley
The surprising sounds of Yat Kha

Rokia Traore is a griot or
African storyteller. She's part of
a new generation of African
singers whose modern work
is informed by traditional
narratives.

Rokia Traore

Watch: Laidu
from the CD Mouneissa (Indigo Records)

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Some of the images from this segment come from Rokia's performance at Noborders, an international, annual music festival.

Visit the official Web site for Rokia Traore.

Ali Farka Toure is descended from
West African royalty. His prominent
social status made it difficult
for him to become a musician.
But his passion for music
has made him a legendary guitarist
worldwide.

Ali Farka Toure

Watch: Hawa Dolo
from the CD The Source (Hannibal Records)

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Listen to an interview with Ali Farka Toure's producer, Nick Gold.

Listen to an interview with Ali Farka Toure from NPR's All Things Considered.

Adrian Legg is an extraordinary
guitarist with tremendous
speed and a broad range of
sounds.

Adrian Legg

Watch: Lunchtime at Rosie's
from the CD Fingers and Thumbs (Redhouse Records)

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Listen to a feature on Adrian Legg from NPR's All Things Considered.

Listen to a commentary by Adrian Legg from NPR's All Things Considered.

Listen to a commentary by Adrian Legg from NPR's All Things Considered.

Visit the official Web site for Adrian Legg.

Tom Verlaine is best known for
his 1970s band, Television, but he
has since established himself
as a solo artist. We use this
CD quite a bit on All Things
Considered.

Tom Verlaine

Watch: Those Harbor Lights
from the CD Warm and Cool (Rykodisc)

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Listen to a profile of Tom Verlaine from NPR's All Things Considered.

This CD is out of print.

Fate was cruel to Jeff Buckley.
Just as he was breaking new
ground as an artist (with the
songs on this album), he died
while swimming in the
Mississippi river in 1997.

Jeff Buckley

Watch: New Year's Prayer
from the CD Sketches For My Sweetheart, the Drunk (Columbia)

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Listen to a review of this album from NPR's All Things Considered.

A book titled "Dream Brother" by David Browne looks at the parallel tragedies of Jeff and Tim Buckley. It's a look into the musical worlds of a father and son who were strangers in life, but brothers in music.

Visit the official Web site for Jeff Buckley.

Lead singer Albert Kuvezin
produces a remarkable and
seemingly unnatural sound,
using a technique known as
"throat singing."

Yat Kha

Watch: Chorumal Bodum
from the CD Aldyn Dashka (self produced)

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Listen to an interview with Yat Kha from The Connection.

Visit the official Web site for Yat Kha.

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