Talking Timbuktu | ||||
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Studio album by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder | ||||
Released | March 29, 1994 | |||
Recorded | Sep 1993 | |||
Genre | Malian folk, hip hop | |||
Length | 59:59 | |||
Label | World Circuit | |||
Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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Talking Timbuktu is the 1994 collaboration album between Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré and American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder. The guitar riff from the song "Diaraby" was selected for the Geo-quiz segment of The World PRI-BBC radio program and was retained by popular demand when put to a vote by the listeners. In 2009, the album was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[2]
Reception
[edit]The album features in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and received the Grammy Award for Best World Music album of 1994.
Track listing
[edit]- "Bonde" (Peul) – 5:28
- "Soukora" (Bambara) – 6:05
- "Gomni" (Songhai) – 7:00
- "Sega" (Peul) – 3:10
- "Amandrai" (Tamasheck) – 9:22
- "Lasidan" (Bambara) – 6:06
- "Keito" (Songhai) – 5:42
- "Banga" (Songhai) – 2:32
- "Ai Du" (Songhai) – 7:09
- "Diaraby" (Bambara) – 7:25
(Languages listed in parentheses after each title, as credited in the album liner notes[3])
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States | — | 238,000[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ Talking Timbuktu at AllMusic
- ^ "color". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Ali Farka Toure With Ry Cooder – Talking Timbuktu". Discogs. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2018.