A little more from Saturday at Jazz Fest
 

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Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure calls himself ?The Jimi Hendrix of the Sahara.? I only caught the last 15 minutes of his set in the Blues Tent, and it wasn't marked by blistering solos, rather the band's guitar line and percussion were driving a pulsing, ecstatic jam.? [ Read more ]

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