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Daby Touré
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Daby Touré is a Mauritanian-born, Senegal-raised French artist. Unlike other artists born into a family of musicians, Daby's father never wanted him to be a musician. He secretly listened to artists like Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson for musical inspiration while practicing with traditional instruments. He began to achieve notoriety after the album "Ladde" by the Touré Touré group, which included him and his cousin, was released.
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