''African Blues'' is an album by the Malian musician Ali Farka Touré, released in 1990. It was originally released by French label Sonodisc.

Critical reception

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'' wrote: "The blunt, lonesome vocals echo the plainspoken manner of Delta storytellers, but the forms are less familiar: many of the selections are built on droning single chords that become enchanting through repetition." The ''

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'' stated that "Toure's sound and style are testaments to his love for the Delta bluesmen and the influences he shares with them: the ability to weave a good story with emotional guitar accompaniment."

Track listing

# "Sidy Gouro" – 3:45 # "Okatagouna" – 4:22 # "Devele Wague" – 5:59 # "N'Timbara" – 3:58 # "Zona" – 7:45 # "Mbaudy" – 8:52 # "Petenere" – 4:50 # "L'Exode" – 5:21

Personnel

* Ali Farka Touré (

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1–8,

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

1-8) * Hammer Sankare (

1–4,

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1-4) * Boubacar Hamadoun Farana (

Griot A griot (; ; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: , ''djeli'' or ''djéli'' in French spelling); Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician. The griot is a repos ...

5-8) * Ousmane Gadjaka (n'goni 5-8)

References

External links

''African Blues''
Ali Farka Touré albums 1990 albums {{world-album-stub