''Ali Farka Touré'' is an album by the Malian musician

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 ...

. It was recorded in London.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that Touré picks "out patterns so light and lilting that their intricate cross-rhythms sound easy; his voice, an earthy tenor, shares the guitar's modal melody lines or slides in between, and he underlines the syncopations with the slapping sound of overdubbed bongos." The ''

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'' noted that he "concentrates on measured, mid-tempo tunes that showcase his throaty vocals and rich guitar tone with minimal percussion accompaniment."

Track listing

All songs written by Ali Farka Touré. # Timbarma – 5:08 # Singya – 5:26 # Nawiye – 5:40 # Bakoytereye – 5:02 # Tchigi Fo – 4:30 # Amandrai – 7:19 # Kadi Kadi – 5:27 # Yulli – 5:19 # Bakoye – 4:10 # Amandrai (Live) – 10:01 Tracks 5 and 6 do not appear on vinyl.

Personnel

*Ali Farka Touré –

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

calabash Calabash (; ''Lagenaria siceraria''), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit. It can be either harvest ...

bongos Bongos (Spanish language, Spanish: ''bongó'') are an Afro-Cubans, Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes. The pair consists of the larger ''hembra'' () and the smaller ''macho'' ...

*Toumani Diabaté – calabash on track 6

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali Farka Toure (album) Ali Farka Touré albums 1988 albums World Circuit (record label) albums Mango Records albums