"Ai du" live by Vieux Farka Toure @ Joe's Pub 

Ai Du Lyrics in English: Trust and faith in your fellow man has no equal. If you have experienced trust you will know its strength. You must know yourself before you know others.

I love Mali musicians, the best in Africa. Love from Eastern Ethiopia

Deep deep desert blues from Niafunke Mali.This man is the blues,as was his farther,Ali Farka.Can and do listen to Ali and son playing this fantastic Mali music.

I found this 12 years ago and it's still on my playlist

70 years old I've just found him. So very moving...too good.

I'm not the type of person that bothers commenting on RU-vid but this song is one of the few things that is worth the time. I remember hearing this song for the first time in the movie "Unfaithful" and it stuck with me. It was so pervasive that I had to find it. I'm not an old guy at 31 but it really has to be said that they simply don't make music like this anymore. There is such soul and depth to this in the chords that little else need be added. I'm well aware that his father wrote the song but I feel blessed to be born at a time that I'm able to hear something as hypnotizing as "Ai Du". Truly amazing music. I think the only thing that could top hearing this song, is hearing it live and this is probably the closest I'll ever get to that.

My native language - English - simply does not contain the adjectives to describe this in the way I feel it deserves. The best I can muster is two words - stunningly spectacular. This is the creme de la creme

He played this song right to my face just a foot away from me, I cried the whole time. it was one of the most wonderful things to ever happen to me. Yes it is a sexy song just as sexy as his father delivered it

Eric Clapton should invite him to perform at Crossroads festival. He will surely blow nearly all away with the exception of very few.

I could listen to this all damn dayy!

Like father like son The apple does not fall far from the tree Good job playing your dad's song Keep it up

Wow! 1 million views just for a live performance. Proud to be Malian

From light purple to brown of the atire..the lighting the instruments, the lyrics the vibrationnn.... sublimee....ReSt iN PeAcE KiNg Ali FaRkA ToUrè....

God bless exelent musicians He is my #1 musician I am hooked to all his music almost twenty two years now I play the cds ln my small ethiopian restaurant in grand rapids Mi All my hippy customers go crazy listening to his songs God bless Ali F and his admirers Love

Quelle maîtrise cher vieux Touré

This is too much it transports you through time and space

Perfect. Love from Serbia

Like father like son! Alifarka is a G!!!!! so also you!

one of the best artists in Africa

Its like I feel my soul quiver as I listen

J'ai le souffle coupé quand j'écoute ses chansons. Je suis très fier que mon pays ait la chance de regorger au tant de jeunes talents afin de prendre la relève des Salif Keita, Aly Farka Toure, Oumou Sangare, Amadou et Mariam........

He's the man! Amazing!! I just love the way he gets down on the guitar

Been looking for this since I saw the movie "Unfaithful" decades ago...Sww rerun last night and tracked this amazing musician. Smokin'

Merci de m'avoir fait voyager quelques minutes.

Sultry.....soulful.......luv it!

No need to overstand the lyrics to feel the music. Music is UNIVERSAL. Peace from France.

I'm more attached to his father's original version, but this is also excellent. The guitar tuning/playing sounds pretty much like Ali's tuning/playing on the solo version of 'Diaraby'. Great to see Vieux is continuing the legacy in his own way and right. Thanks to the uploader!

Saw this guy today at the Devizes Carnival and I thought he and his band were sensational. They call him the Hendrix of the Sahara - he deserves the compliment. Watching him live you get a stonking blues/rock/afro/celt sound with unbelievably, effortless guitar playing. I've seen most of the top guitar players in my time and I rate 'Vieux' up there with the best.

I first heard this song when I was 17 and lost it for a long time because I couldn't remember the title. I found it again 14 years later and I am sooo happy I did.

Amazing young master.

BRAVO!

I have been watching unfaithful over and over just so I could hear little bits of this song. I'm sooooo glad I finally found the whole thing. It is awesome.

He definitely did this song justice.

Stunning legend

theson playing one of his father song with his father guitar....sensible to it

tel fils tel pere ali toure nous manque beaucoup

All time favorite. Love from Ethiopia

là c'est son fils !! j'adore la musique malienne ! respect d'Alger!

That guitar is really special.

Mali have so much to offer, great music , long history , very friendly people and lets not forget the dogon people. I have been there many time and hope that in the future the west will stop to try to play war and politics for the people of Mali.

Amazing simply the best music I've experienced in a long time. Fantastic & talented!!💜

One of the best talents on planet earth.

In love with his style. The man is very proficient at playing his guitar.

Music from heaven ! ❤❤❤❤❤

Ali Farka Toure is an amazing artist; I am ever grateful for the Kenyan girl who introduce me to this track.

i feel in love with this song after watching unfaithful

This is sexy, gorgeous music African style. Love this Vieux! Merci beaucoup.

Damn this is heavy! I have no idea what he's singing but the song still speaks to me.

So so soooooo lovely!👌🏽❤🇪🇹🇪🇹❤🥰😘

Hey...I read somewhere that Vieux is playing Ali's guitar! What a legacy....

Aly farka Touré fut le plus grand blluzzman d afrique

Legendary performance

FBA Culture is world renowned, we created the genre of JAZZ,BLUES,And HIP HOP better known as rapp.We can't be faded.!!

thumbs up everybody love this song !!!!!!! i love it

pure bliss

Love it man....Ouuuuu!

Une pure merveille!!!

Apple does not fall too far away from the tree here. RIP Ali Farka.

moi je sui senegalais et j´aime la music du vieux farka toure que sont n´ame repose en paix amine

Mr. VIEUX... NICE PLAY in SKOPJE at 24.05.2008.. I AM AMAIZED... THEY SHACKED ALL THE AUDIENCE... ...I will come SPECIALLY at TIMPUKTU AFRICA, to meet HIM again...... and remember this THE BLUES COMES FROM AFRICA, NOT FROM AMERICA..... SILLY AMERICAN IMPERIALISM.. P E A C E

That guitar is magical. Glad he decided to play it! RIP AFT

Much respect Mr Ali Farka Toure' ... rest ... we will miss you, one of the greatest Blues Musicians EVER, if not the best. The REAL roots of the blues is in the history and feeling of your music. I can definitely feel it, and I am from the Mississippi river area myself so I appreciate GOOD blues when I hear it. Thank you for sharing your gift with us. Bless you Mr Toure'. much respect.

2017 and still listening to this song ♡ Peace and love vieux farka toure , may god give mercy to our father ali farka toure #NorthafricaMorocco

this simply kicks ass ....

graciass vieux, la musica de tu padre sigue viva en ti diossssssssssssssssssssss me pongo cachonda y todoooo, esto es musica y lo demas tonteriaaaaaaaaaa guauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Sooooooo beautiful!!!!

Magic guitar !

Most amaizing blooz that the Word has ever known

now this is music and talent

God given talent.

As we say down in the Southern United States. Awwww Sheeet!!! Much Respect to he and his papa. Wish I knew what he was saying?

what's cool is that he's using his father's one of a kind guitar

P e r f e c t ! Awesome talent.

I agree with you. This goes in through my stomach. Meditative. Hypnotic. Mastery!

just fantastic god i love it

wouahhhhh!! John Lee hooker et ali farka en improvisation en live!! imaginez. .....

esta musica me deja en extasis!

Powerful!

Great artist !!!

just heard this in Unfaithful, LOVE it!!!

Big thanks from Morocco

This gentleman has inherited the best talent there ever is. his father will be smiling in heaven thanking god he had him to carry his legacy

This is real music. Love it :)

food for the soul

Amazing .

Bloody brilliant!

Humanity at his best

Gorgeous piece of music! Blues origin is africa when it was sung only by mouth, thats humble blues that gets deep into your bone. He is very talented to say the least! Bravo

Amazing instrumentals...love the original as well as this live rendition. Simply amazing.

Ali Farka Legacy ❤

fantastic just fantastic!

Vieux played Ai Du as an encore in Aspen. After a great performance and a spectacular encore which lasted 20 minutes and they had left the stage. They came back and played this, just unbelievable. I compare it to Miles Davis, All Blues live in Stockholm 1960.

what a wonderful song.... i discovered him in this moment.... it's so hymnotic, so warm... so full of feeling wow!!

Tout simplement magnifique!

I am so grateful I found him, I first heard on unfaithful and needed much more of him deepest appreciation , from a music lover who needs music to transcend this time and place to leave behind pain, to find grace, all the good things

Great !!!

perfect !!!!

Very skillful guitar work. This is just very good.

je ss algerien et je respecte bcp la musiqua afriquaine c de la bonne merci vieux ferka toure

With this guy I feel I am at Woodstock, ..and I weren't even there...:-)