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Talking Timbuktu






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Talking Timbuktu
Studio album by
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder
ReleasedMarch 29, 1994
RecordedSep 1993
GenreMalian folk, hip hop
Length59:59
LabelWorld Circuit
ProducerRy Cooder
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder chronology
The Source
(1993) 		Talking Timbuktu
(1994) 		Radio Mali
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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]

  1. "Bonde" – 5:28
  2. "Soukora" – 6:05
  3. "Gomni" – 7:00
  4. "Sega" – 3:10
  5. "Amandrai" – 9:22
  6. "Lasidan" – 6:06
  7. "Keito" – 5:42
  8. "Banga" – 2:32
  9. "Ai Du" – 7:09
  10. "Diaraby" – 7:25

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States — 238,000[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Talking TimbuktuatAllMusic
  • ^ "color". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24.
  • ^ "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

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