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Talking Timbuktu (with Ry Cooder)

Album

Talking Timbuktu (with Ry Cooder)

Ali Farka Touré

1994Worldwide · Music · African · Jazz

Dusky, entrancing, and stunningly gorgeous, this album transcends borders.
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Details

Release date
Record label
World Circuit
Tracks
10

℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company

Tracks

  1. 1
    Bonde (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    5:28
  2. 2
    Soukora (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    6:05
  3. 3
    Gomni (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    7:00
  4. 4
    Sega (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    3:10
  5. 5
    Amandrai (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    9:23
  6. 6
    Lasidan (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    6:06
  7. 7
    Keito (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    5:42
  8. 8
    Banga (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    2:32
  9. 9
    Ai Du (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    7:09
  10. 10
    Diaraby (with Ry Cooder) [with Ry Cooder]
    Ali Farka Touré
    7:26

About this album

Musicologists may wax poetic about the connection between West African music and American blues, but this GRAMMY®-winning 1994 release—a genius collaboration between a Malian guitar legend and an American multi-instrumentalist/producer—was a groundbreaking proof-of-concept. Touré's hypnotic melodies (sung in 11 languages!) float over shimmering acoustic and electric guitars from Cooder and notable guests (including John Patitucci and Clarence "Gatemouth” Brown). Dusky, entrancing, and stunningly gorgeous, Talking Timbuktu transcends geographical and cultural borders.