Ali Farka Touré (album)
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Ali Farka Touré is the first major album by Ali Farka Touré
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Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues...
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Track listing
- 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
- All songs written by Ali Farka Touré.
Personnel
- Ali Farka Touré – vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, calabashCalabashLagenaria siceraria , bottle gourd, opo squash or long melon is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe. For this reason, the calabash is widely known as the bottle gourd...
, bongos - Toumani Diabaté – calabash on track 6