Vieux Farka Touré & Julia Easterlin Present: Touristes

Vieux Farka Touré, son of the late world-music icon Ali Farka Touré, is an acclaimed Malian guitarist and songwriter who is often referred to as “the Hendrix of the Sahara.” Julia Easterlin is an American songwriter from Augusta, Ga., best known for her groundbreaking experiments in vocal looping. When the two met in a New York City studio last year, the resulting collaboration produced a stunning work, Touristes. The album not only deftly contrasts disparate styles but finds common ground between them, suggesting that some things really do transcend borders. The duo performs at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington on Tuesday, September 22.