Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré and American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder … Read Full Bio ↴Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré and American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder in 1995 joined forces to record the Grammy award-winning album Talking Timbuktu.
Talking Timbuktu is a groundbreaking record that vividly illustrates the Africa-Blues connection in real time. Ali Farka Toure, who was one of Mali's leading singer-guitarists, has a trance-like, bluesy style that, although deeply rooted in Malian tradition, bears astonishing similarity to that of John Lee Hooker or even Canned Heat. It's a mono-chordal vamp, with repetitive song lines cut with shards of blistering solo runs that shimmer like a desert mirage. Toure may be conversant with some blues artists, but it is unlikely that artists like Hooker or Robert Pete Williams ever heard these Malian roots, which makes the connection so uncanny. Ry Cooder, well versed in domestic and world guitar styles, is the perfect counterpoint in these extended songs/jams, his sinewy slide guitar intertwining with his partner's in a super world summit without barriers or borders.
Talking Timbuktu is a groundbreaking record that vividly illustrates the Africa-Blues connection in real time. Ali Farka Toure, who was one of Mali's leading singer-guitarists, has a trance-like, bluesy style that, although deeply rooted in Malian tradition, bears astonishing similarity to that of John Lee Hooker or even Canned Heat. It's a mono-chordal vamp, with repetitive song lines cut with shards of blistering solo runs that shimmer like a desert mirage. Toure may be conversant with some blues artists, but it is unlikely that artists like Hooker or Robert Pete Williams ever heard these Malian roots, which makes the connection so uncanny. Ry Cooder, well versed in domestic and world guitar styles, is the perfect counterpoint in these extended songs/jams, his sinewy slide guitar intertwining with his partner's in a super world summit without barriers or borders.
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Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder Lyrics
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@kevinrickey3925
I'm an old fart 56yrs.. I like this. Somehow this speaks to my soul....
@aracelicm4560
Música perfeita não tem tempo que a apague!!!
Lindíssima Ai Du!!!
@cathybyrd-clear804
So beautiful. I LOVED this song when I first heard it on UNFAITHFUL. My son just sent this to me and said Mom listen to this beautiful African song. I said w/excitement that’s the song I’ve been looking for… I just didn’t know who made it! How ironic 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@lebomotaung7419
I also heard on UNFAITHFUL. I immediately downloaded from iTunes, its the most downloaded song!! I LOVE IT!!
@darlenemchugh9828
Loved this song immediately. Just grows on you the more you listen. Whoever chose this song for that part in the movie...was a genius it’s perfect!
@user-bk9yw2fr2j
Первый раз я услышала эту прекрасную песню в фильме НЕВЕРНАЯ( UNFAITHFUL.) Она меня потрясла! Я искала кто этот волшебный музыкант и певец! Я нашла и постоянно ее слушаю!!!!!!
@maximusbraha7136
I don't have any idea what he is saying but this song is one of the best i've heard !
@hieronymus9
Written by Ali Farka Toure in the Songhai language. Liner note: "Trust and faith in your fellow men has no equal. If you have experienced trust you will know its strength. You must know yourself before you know others."
@amgauctions29musicgearandm31
Matthew McConahey’s favorite tune !
@amgauctions29musicgearandm31
#artoflivin