Ali Farka Toure
Talking Timbuktu
African Seminal Grammyaward winning album now available as limited edition 2LP on 180 gram vinyl 'Talking Timbuktu' is a groundbreaking record that vividly illustrates the AfricaBlues connection in real time Ali Farka Toure one of Mali's leading singerguitarists has a trancelike bluesy style that although deeply rooted in Malian tradition bears astonishing similarity to that of John Lee Hooker or even Canned Heat It's a monochordal vamp with repetitive song lines cut with shards of blistering solo runs that shimmer like a desert mirage Toure may be conversant with some blues artists but it is unlikely that artists like Hooker or Robert Pete Williams ever heard these Malian roots which makes the connection so uncanny Ry Cooder well versed in domestic and world guitar styles is the perfect counterpoint in these extended songs jams his sinewy slide guitar intertwining with his partner's in a super world summit without barriers or bordersLP 180 Gram Double Vinyl with Bonus Track and Download
Tracklist
1. Bonde
2. Soukora
3. Gomni
4. Sega
5. Amandrai
6. Lasidan
7. Keito
8. Banga
9. Ai Du
10. Diaraby