| Niafunké | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Ali Farka Touré |
| Cover: | Niafunké.jpg |
| Released: | 22 June 1999 |
| Venue: | Niafunké, Mali |
| Length: | 52:24 |
| Label: | World Circuit Music (PRS) |
| Producer: | Nick GoldAudio Engineer = Jerry Boys |
| Prev Title: | Radio Mali |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Red&Green |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Niafunké is an album by Ali Farka Touré, released in 1999. The title reflects the name of the village in Mali where it was recorded. It is largely a traditional album concerning Mali.
Touré discusses his motivation for creating the album and how the music might relate to its audience.
Niafunké marks the first of a series of albums he recorded towards the end of his career in his home town. The album was released around the same time he retired to his farm in a remote region of Mali.[1] [2]