''Ali and Toumani'' is a 2010 record by Malian musicians
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its deriv ...
on the guitar and providing vocals and
Toumani Diabaté on the
kora
Kora may refer to:
Places India
* Kora, Bardhaman, West Bengal
* Kora, Bharuch, Gujarat
* Korha, Katihar, also known as Kora, in Bihar
* Kora, Kendrapara, Odisha
* Kora, Wardha, Maharastra
* Kora, Tumakuru, Karnataka
* Toyaguda, Adilabad, Telan ...
. The album was released after Touré's death in 2006.
[http://www.uncut.co.uk/ali-farka-toure/ali-farka-toure-toumani-diabate-ali-toumani-review ]
Track listing
Musicians
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Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its deriv ...
– guitar (tracks 1-11)
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Toumani Diabate –
kora
Kora may refer to:
Places India
* Kora, Bardhaman, West Bengal
* Kora, Bharuch, Gujarat
* Korha, Katihar, also known as Kora, in Bihar
* Kora, Kendrapara, Odisha
* Kora, Wardha, Maharastra
* Kora, Tumakuru, Karnataka
* Toyaguda, Adilabad, Telan ...
(tracks 1-11)
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Orlando "Cachaíto" López – bass (tracks 1,2,5,6,11)
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Vieux Farka Touré
Boureima "Vieux" Farka Touré (born 1981) is a Malian singer and guitarist. He is the son of Malian musician Ali Farka Touré.
Biography
Touré was born in Niafunké, Mali in 1981 to Ali Farka Touré. Despite his father's discouragement and hi ...
– congas (tracks 2,5,11) backing vocals (track 2)
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Souleye Kané
Souleye is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Macina in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune covers an area of approximately 388 square kilometers and includes 10 villages.. In the 2009 census the commune had a po ...
– backing vocals (track 2)
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Ali Magassa
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
– backing vocals (track 2)
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Tim Keiper – percussion (track 5,11)
Professional reviews
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References
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External links
''Ali and Toumani'' at Nonesuch Records''Ali and Toumani'' at World Circuit Records
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2010 albums
Ali Farka Touré albums
World Circuit (record label) albums