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Talking Timbuktu

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Released
  
March 29, 1994

Length
  
59:59

Talking Timbuktu(1994)
  
Radio Mali(1996)

Release date
  
29 March 1994

Genre
  
World music

Recorded
  
Sep 1993

Label
  
World Circuit

Artist
  
Ali Farka Touré

Producer
  
Ry Cooder

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Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album

Similar
  
Ali Farka Touré albums, World music albums

Talking Timbuktu is the 1994 collaboration between Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré and American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder. The guitar riff from the song "Diaraby" was selected for the Geo-quiz segment of The World PRI-BBC radio program and was retained by popular demand when put to a vote by the listeners.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Bonde" – 5:28
  2. "Soukora" – 6:05
  3. "Gomni" – 7:00
  4. "Sega" – 3:10
  5. "Amandrai" – 9:22
  6. "Lasidan" – 6:06
  7. "Keito" – 5:42
  8. "Banga" – 2:32
  9. "Ai Du" – 7:09
  10. "Diaraby" – 7:25

Songs

1BondeRy Cooder5:28
2SoukoraRy Cooder6:05
3GomniRy Cooder7:01

References

Talking Timbuktu Wikipedia
(Text) CC BY-SA


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