>> He was born in 1981>> He is the son of Ali Farka Toure, the renowned Malian guitar player.>> He studied at the National Arts Institute in Bamako, Mali. >> Although, he studied off playing the same music as the father, as he grew, he did his own genre different from his father’s. >> He recorded his very first solo album in 2005.>> He has three studio recorded albums and one live recorded album.>> His father Ali had his last recordings on the Vieux’s first album.>> His father never wished him to be a singer>> Vieux performed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa>> He featured on the group’s album The Tel Aviv Session which featured Germany-Israeli singer-songwriter Idan Raichel, Israeli bassist Yossi Fine and Malian calabash player Souleymane Kane