Mali pays tribute to music star Toure on 10th anniversary of death

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Mali paid tribute to the "genius" of Ali Farka Toure by naming a square in the capital after him as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the death of one of Africa's most renowned musicians. Ali Farka Toure Square, complete with a statue of the two-time Grammy winner, was inaugurated Monday in Bamako in a simple ceremony attended by family members, friends, representatives from the culture minister and a former prime minister. One of his sons, musician Vieux Farka Toure, one of his widows Henriette Kuypers-Toure, friend and producer Nick Gold and Ali Guindo, coordinator of his foundation, were among the guests.