Artist Ali Farka Toure Album Review
Talking Timbuktu Label: Hannibal
Genre: World Fusion
Origin: Mali
Format: Music CD
Wiki article
Talking Timbuktu is the 1995, Grammy award-winning collaboration between guitarist Ali Farka Touré from Mali and American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder. This groundbreaking record vividly illustrates the Africa-Blues connection in real time.
Artist Bassekou Kouyate with Ngoni ba Album Review
Segu Blue Label: Out Here Records
Genre: Folk
Origin: Mali
Format: Music CD, Import
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This is a gem.
Bassekou Kouyaté is Mali's leading player of the ngoni, a simple desert lute that looks like a stocky cricket bat.
It's West Africa's oldest string instrument and the ancestor of the banjo.
One of the most gorgeous tracks is an instrumental with Toumani Diabate on kora.
Laid-back music of the highest order.
There are samples for you to listen when you click the link below
Artist Samba Toure Album Review
Songhai Blues: Homage to Ali Farka Toure Label: Riverboat
Genre: Blues
Origin: Mali
Format: Music CD
Malian bluesman Samba Touré is a protégé of the legendary Ali Farka Touré. Touring with Farka Touré, Samba was profoundly influenced and began creating his own style of Songhai Blues. Bursting with energy, this is Samba's tribute to his mentor and the continuation of a desert blues legacy.
Artist Toumani Diabate Album Review
The Mande Variations Label: Nonesuch
Genre: Kora
Origin: Mali
Format: Music CD
Wiki article
The Mande Variations is Malian legend Toumani Diabat‚'s first solo recording in 20 years and it is a stunningly beautiful, immediately accessible blend of traditional melodies, original compositions and breathtaking improvisations from the world-renowned virtuoso of the kora, the 21-stringed West African harp.
Samples available for you to hear, click the link below
