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    One of the greatest West African musicians, Ali Farka Touré, died recently. Why did he go by the name of Farka, which means donkey?

    Question #63359. Asked by Baloo55th. (Mar 11 06 9:26 AM)


    MaggieG 5

    		He was given the name as he was the tenth child born to his parents, but the first to survive beyond childhood. Farka, meaning donkey, is a symbol of physical strength and endurance.
    http://194.117.210.41/siteen/biographie/biographie_6183.asp

    Mar 11 06, 9:48 AM
    Baloo55th

    		A rather sad Yay! for Maggie. A great loss. After the deaths of nine older brothers, his parents decided to give the tenth a name to make him unattractive to the spirits and nicknamed him Farka. It obviously worked. Another sad loss on the same day was that of Ivor Cutler. I think both of them would have been rather tickled that they had obituaries in The Times, The Guardian and the Telegraph...

    Mar 11 06, 10:08 AM

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