Ali Farka Toure Source CD

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Category	Rock/Pop Albums, World CDs, International, African, Mali, Afro-Pop
Label	Hannibal
Orig Year	1991
All Time Sales Rank	22917
CD Universe Part number	1006237
Catalog number	571375
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 15, 1993
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Ali Farka Toure; Nick Gold
Engineer	Philippe Bertrand; John Hadden
Personnel	Nitin Sawhney - tabla Ali Farka TourT - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, maracas, percussion Afel Bocoum - vocals Nitin Sawhney - tabla Oumar Toure - vocals, congas Hamma Sankare - vocals, percussion Also: Taj Mahal, Rory Mcleod

Ali Farka Toure Source Songs

1.	Goye Kur	$0.99
2.	Inchana Massina	$0.99
3.	Roucky	$0.99
4.	Dofana	$0.99
5.	Karaw	$0.99
6.	Hawa Dolo	$0.99
7.	Cinquante Six	$0.99
8.	I Go Ka	$0.99
9.	Yenna	$0.99
10.	Mahini Me	$0.99

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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars Well all his CDs deserve 5 stars
This is a true chef d'ouevre from Ali. This man is really desert and African. He has a great voice, great guitarist skills, and is down to earth. I wish more African musicians were more like him instead of always trying to be Westernized. I will forever remember you Ali.
Submitted by DSKBfoeva (Niamey,Niger)
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5 stars THE SOURCE
This recording is excellent throughout. Toure's haunting voice and excellent, bluesy guitar riffs combine with superb accompaniment and percussion to create ethereal and soaring music. Especially good are "Dofana" , "Hawa Dolo" and "Mahini me". The only complaint is that while the songs' meanings are outlined, the lyrics are not actually transcribed in English, so it is hard to relate sometimes...
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