Amid the outburst of his audience, guitarist and singer Vieux Farka Touré (French for “Old Farka Touré”), son of popular musician Ali Farka Touré, was quiet and serene as he began to strum his guitar again. The crowd grew hushed, and the process repeated with a new song.

Farka Touré, a talented and legendary musician originally hailing from Mali, earned every ounce of the audience’s admiration. The music was deafeningly loud, but still beautiful — far from the self-indulgent blaring sound of many musicians. Percussionist and Oberlin alum Tim Keiper, who joined Farka Touré onstage, was equally impressive on the drums. The two worked masterfully together. The music — both Farka Touré’s guitar and Keiper’s drums — ranged from soulful and subdued to upbeat and wild, occasionally managing to be both at once.

Unfortunately, the guitar and drums drowned out Farka Touré’s voice. This meant that even right next to the stage, a person was guaranteed only small snatches of his vocal talent. The loss is especially drastic when compared to the sound on his CD, Vieux Farka Touré Live, on which the artist’s voice is at least as gorgeous as his guitar playing.

Regardless of this hitch, the concert was stunning. Once Farka Touré stepped offstage after his last song, it took barely a minute for somebody to begin shouting, “One more song!” The rest of the audience latched onto the idea instantaneously and the entire ’Sco was soon chanting, “One more song! One more song!” The crowd got its way, and the musicians returned to the stage grinning to play one of the most beautiful songs of the night. By the time the concert was over, much of the audience left with matching grins.