Ali Farka Touré vs Alice Munro
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Compare the life timelines of Ali Farka Touré (1939–2006) and Alice Munro (1931–2024) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 67 years, from 1939 to 2006.
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Ali Farka Touré (1939–2006)
- — Born in the village of Kanau Verified
- — Takes up the guitar
- — Tours Europe with a Malian state ensemble Verified
- — Works as a sound engineer at Radio Mali Verified
- — Releases his first album Verified
- — Records Talking Timbuktu with Ry Cooder Verified
- — Releases Niafunké Verified
- — Elected mayor of Niafunké Verified
- — Records In the Heart of the Moon with Toumani Diabaté Verified
- — Dies in Bamako Verified
Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified