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Before taking his friend Wim Wenders to Havana and hitting the jackpot by producing the Cuban grandpas that would soon be known throughout the world under the name Buena Vista Social Club, the American guitarist Ry Cooder took an interest in the grooves from the doors of the Malian desert and the unforgettable guitar playing of Ali Farka Touré. Supervised by the English label World Circuit, this summit meeting between the gentleman farmer/guitarist from Niafunké and the Rolling Stones’ partner (on Sticky Fingers) who created the soundtrack for film Paris, Texas, has gone down in history and earned a Grammy Award for its authors. The ten pieces sung by Ali in Pular, Bambara, Songhay or Tamasheq have been composed in Mali and recorded in Los Angeles. For the party, Ry Cooder has invited bass player John Patitucci, drummer Jim Keltner and Louisiana veteran Gatemouth Brown, on guitar and violin to come and meet their rolling groove brothers from Mali; Ali Farka Touré, on guitar and njarka (a violin with a single chord), drummer and singer Hamma Sankaré on calabash and drummer Oumar Touré on congas. The two teams are on exactly the same wavelength and give the illusion that their two homelands have gotten closer, that the Mississippi is the extension of the Niger River. It would be reductive to call their combined music blues, a label that Ali Farka Touré has always rejected. But it’s undeniable that this disc, which gave the Malian guitarist a worldwide audience, is and will remain a classic. © BM/Qobuz
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Ry Cooder, Producer, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Composer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Ry Cooder, Producer, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Composer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Ry Cooder, Producer, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Composer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Ry Cooder, Producer, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Composer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Ry Cooder, Producer, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Composer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Ry Cooder, Producer, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Composer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Ry Cooder, Producer, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Composer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Ry Cooder, Producer, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Composer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Ry Cooder, Producer, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Composer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Ry Cooder, Producer, FeaturedArtist, With Vocals - Traditional, Composer - Larry Hirsh, Mixer - Mark Ettel, Mixer - Ali Farka Touré, Arranger, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Producer
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Albumbeschreibung
Before taking his friend Wim Wenders to Havana and hitting the jackpot by producing the Cuban grandpas that would soon be known throughout the world under the name Buena Vista Social Club, the American guitarist Ry Cooder took an interest in the grooves from the doors of the Malian desert and the unforgettable guitar playing of Ali Farka Touré. Supervised by the English label World Circuit, this summit meeting between the gentleman farmer/guitarist from Niafunké and the Rolling Stones’ partner (on Sticky Fingers) who created the soundtrack for film Paris, Texas, has gone down in history and earned a Grammy Award for its authors. The ten pieces sung by Ali in Pular, Bambara, Songhay or Tamasheq have been composed in Mali and recorded in Los Angeles. For the party, Ry Cooder has invited bass player John Patitucci, drummer Jim Keltner and Louisiana veteran Gatemouth Brown, on guitar and violin to come and meet their rolling groove brothers from Mali; Ali Farka Touré, on guitar and njarka (a violin with a single chord), drummer and singer Hamma Sankaré on calabash and drummer Oumar Touré on congas. The two teams are on exactly the same wavelength and give the illusion that their two homelands have gotten closer, that the Mississippi is the extension of the Niger River. It would be reductive to call their combined music blues, a label that Ali Farka Touré has always rejected. But it’s undeniable that this disc, which gave the Malian guitarist a worldwide audience, is and will remain a classic. © BM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:54
- Main artists: Ali Farka Touré
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: World Circuit
- Genre: Wereldmuziek
© 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 1994 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
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