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Acclaimed Senegalese singer Ismaïla Touré dies in France

Ismaila Touré (right) performing alongside his twin brother, Sixu Tidiane Touré, at the Jazz in Montauban festival in 2004. AFP/Pascal Pavani

Senegalese singer Ismaïla Touré, co-founder of the band Touré Kunda that spearheaded world music in France in the late 1970s, has died in Paris after a long illness. He was 73.

"He left an indelible mark on the world of music and culture," said a statement from his family.

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