The book inspired Swiss film director Jacques Sarasin for the 2001 film Je chanterai pour toi ("I'll Sing For You") about Boubacar, released on DVD in 2005.
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Along with several blues artists, he appeared in the film Blues Road Movie (Au Coeur du Blues)) by Louis Mouchet (2001).
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He had taught himself to play guitar and developed a unique style that blended American Blues music, Arab music, and pentatonic structures found in West Africa's Mande cultural region.
Aminata Traoré | Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar | Rokia Traoré | Diarra Traoré | Boubacar Boris Diop | Abdou Razack Traoré |