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Ali Farka Touré – Safari
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-safari/
This track, Safari, is from the posthumous album “Voyageur”, from the legendary African guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré, that was released on 10th March 2023, produced with Ali’s son Vieux Farka Touré.
It is the first release of unheard Touré material since 2010’s posthumous Grammy-winning Ali & Toumani, and features a collection of gems captured […]
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Lobi Traore – Bamako Nights
https://amf.didiermary.fr/lobi-traore-sigui-nyongon-son-fo/
Ali Farka Toure said Lobi Traore was the greatest Malian guitar player…
Here he’s recorded live in “Bamako Nights – Live at Bar Bozo” in 1995.
Bamako Nights captures the incendiary genius of Lobi Traoré, a soulful singer/songwriter and blazing electric guitarist of Mali, who died too young – just 49 years old – in 2010. […]
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Ali Farka Toure – Savane
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-savane/
More info on the 20th anniversary edition of this album.
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"Talking Timbuktu" by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder released this day in 1994.
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/99290/ Senegal’s Sahad, radiant champion of ‘musical pan-Africanism’ #Africa #AliFarkaToure #dakar #InstitutFrançais #JamesBrown #MaliMusic #PanAfrican #Sahad #SahadSarr #Sénégal #WestAfricanMusic
G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up – 1/27/26
I check out an album by Ali Farka Touré.
Favorite Videos include MRCH on It's Live, a DISCODELICOS vinyl set, and more!
https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-1-27-26
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Ali Farka Touré “Cherie” Feat. Oumou Sangaré
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-cherie-oumou-sangare/
From the posthumous album Voyageur, a collection of previously unheard songs from throughout his illustrious career, “Cherie,” the second single, features Malian diva Oumou Sangaré. The track was recorded in 1995 in London. [...]
Boubacar Traoré – Duna Ma Yelema
https://amf.didiermary.fr/boubacar-traore-duna-ma-yelema/
Boubacar Traoré (born 1942 in Kayes, Mali), also known as “Kar Kar“, is a Malian singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Duna Ma Yelema (The World Has Not Changed) is an extract from “Je Chanterai pour Toi”, a film by Jacques Sarasin in 2001.
Ali Farka Touré live
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-live/
At least 3 extracts from various documentaries showing Ali Farka Touré live, filmed in the 80s. 3 songs are included: Yulli, Ketiné and Ai Du.
Ai Du is on the album Talking Timbuktu, recorded with Ry Cooder.
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Le disque du mercredi. Shop open en début de soirée pour le concert de Darius Jones Trio organisé par Nage Libre . #alifarkatouré #vinyl #transatrecordshop #confortmoderne #poitiers
Ali Farka Toure – The River
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-the-river/
“The River” was released in 1990 and expands the acoustic journeys of Ali Farka Touré’s debut, by including guests on some tracks such as Steve Williamson (sax) or members of the Chieftains (fiddle and bodhran)… Calabash player Amadou Cisse provides rhythmic accompaniment. All songs are traditional, arranged and adapted by Touré.
Ali Farka Toure & Ry Cooder – Talking Timbuktu
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-ry-cooder-talking-timbuktu/
Mon correspondant allemand m’a offert cet album, Talking Timbuktu, pour mon anniversaire, il y a des années. Je me suis littéralement forcé à l’écouter, car c’était un cadeau…
Je vais probablement me faire lyncher, mais je n’ai jamais accroché. C’est beau, c’est bien fait, etc.
Le côté guitare et “desert blues" [...]
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Toumani Diabaté and Ali Farka Touré Play “Monsieur le Maire de Niafunké”
Listen to this track by Malian musical demigods and master craftsmen Toumani Diabaté and Ali Farka Touré. It’s “Monsieur le Maire de Niafunké”, a key track off of their collaborative 2005 record In the Heart of the Moon. The title of the record relates to an expression that Touré used to describe going to a recording session. The one for this record was special on a couple of fronts.
First, even though both artists were, and remain to be, high-profile musicians in their home country of Mali and the surrounding region of West Africa, neither had much time in the studio together before this. The results were fruitful, garnering them a Grammy for Best Traditional World Album in 2006 among other international accolades. Second, the music for this record came out of a series of improvisations between two master musicians, with the interplay between their respective parts being the focus. This alone is remarkable, given that they didn’t rehearse any of the material before they laid the tracks down using a conference room in The Hotel Mandé in Bamako, Mali for their recording space.
When it came to how well they complement each other’s styles on the record, it helped that the two knew each other socially. They also knew each others’ traditions even though the two musicians originated from different social castes. The material on the record based on local Malian folk traditions that predated the country’s independence from France in 1960 is another common thread the two artists shared. And with this track in particular, there is an even more personal connection and reference.
Ali Farka Touré was a globally acknowledged and highly innovative guitarist and singer by 2005. Along with that, he also had a reductive reputation for being a West-African bluesman. As venerated as he was (and is!) as a musical and cultural figurehead in Mali, he also split his time pursuing other interests that were just as absorbing to him; farming, irrigation systems, and public infrastructure. When you live on the edge of a hungrily expanding desert, this stands to reason. Proceeds that came from his music sales, in part bolstered by his earlier work with Ry Cooder (who also plays on In the Heart of the Moon), went into funding projects to preserve the region in support of its people.
Touré grew up in the town of Niafunké on the Niger River. Shortly before recording this song, he’d been elected its mayor. The title to the song – “Monsieur le Maire de Niafunké” – is from Diabaté as an affectionate (and maybe slightly cheeky) tribute to his collaborator and friend. It’s an acknowledgment of Touré ‘s influence that went beyond his achievements as a guitarist, composer, and singer. Instead, it references his role as an essential and highly dedicated community leader, roughly rendering in English as “Mr. Mayor of Niafunké”.
Ali Farka Touré in 2005. image: Public DomainEven though the title to the piece is in tribute to Touré, it’s Diabaté’s kora – a 21-stringed West African cross between a harp and a lute, essentially – that provides the lead voice between the two players. Touré’s guitar holds the intricate rhythm parts over a two-chord vamp. Two chords are really all these two musicians need to blend a restful, ruminative groove as their two instruments weave together until they become part of an entrancing whole. Over its running time, what shines through the most are feelings of great respect and affection, expressed by Diabaté in the moment that the recording is happening, and with the person for whom the song is dedicated literally playing alongside him in the same room. That sense of personal connection is its beating heart.
As a by-product of the music being rooted in specific traditions, listeners also can get a sense that the song is a tribute to the lands and cultures out of which the two musicians come. To some degree, this is true with all folk music forms – that the regions and cultures out of which the music comes are reflected by those who play it. On this cut, there is an unspoken narrative at work that suggests elegance in simplicity, and a kind of restfulness as music made in a region of the world where the basics of life – like sturdy and reliable infrastructure, not to mention arable land and potable water to support whole communities – are not so easily taken for granted and are therefore the subjects of greater awareness and of personal importance.
Toumani Diabaté with his kora in Adelaide, Australia, March 2015. image: Michael Coghlan (cropped)Music itself in this context might be considered a respite from the demands people face in that specific region. Yet at the same time, perhaps its also just part of a greater tapestry of life’s experiences and a vital reminder that an appreciation for beauty and restfulness reflected in music like this can live inside oneself even when one is fighting to move past seemingly overwhelming barriers. There is gratitude in the middle of that which certainly comes through here as our ears follow the tumbling micro-melodies and hypnotic grooves in this piece.
The music conjures a vivid sense of time and place all the while. It reminds us that we aren’t the first to experience the world as it is – that we aren’t alone in our longing for peace while struggling with what life presents to us, no matter where we live. The music we hear and play that helps to root us to our points of origin and common culture can provide a powerful anchor to staying focused on making things better for ourselves and for the people who depend on us. This song in particular feels like a tribute to that. It’s also a tribute to friendship between the two artists who are playing it together in the moment, both at the top of their musical trees and who show their mutual respect for one another with every note they play.
Ali Farka Touré died in 2006, just before he could enjoy the critical accolades In the Heart of the Moon inspired. Toumani Diabaté passed away last year in July. Both musicians remain to be rightly venerated as essential voices that brought Malian music and culture to the world.
For more about Ali Farka Touré and his dedication to making life better for the people in the town he grew up in, read this 2006 article on BBC. You can read about his career and life in his obituary published by The Guardian.
Toumani Diabaté fostered a varied career as a musician on his own records and performances, and in collaboration with other musicians ranging from Bruce Cockburn, to Taj Mahal, to Björk, and others. This was in addition to his work in highlighting the issues of HIV and AIDS. You can read about him and his career in this article on NPR.
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"Talking Timbuktu" by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder released this day in 1994.
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Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté - "Ali and Toumani" (2010)
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Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté - "In The Heart Of The Moon" (2005)
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"Talking Timbuktu" by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder released this day in 1994.
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🎶🎶 Boubacar Traoré – Duna Ma Yelema
🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/boubacar-traore-duna-ma-yelema/
Boubacar Traoré (born 1942 in Kayes, Mali), also known as “Kar Kar“, is a Malian singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Feat. Ali Farka ToureFeat. Ali Farka Toure
Duna Ma Yelema (The World Has Not Changed) is an extract from “Je Chanterai pour Toi”, a film by Jacques Sarasin in 2001.
In FrenchIn French
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu
A Grammy-winner for a reason, this wasn't available on vinyl for a long time. And it's a really beautiful recording of the Malian desert blues player, with Cooder playing along with a few known players (eg Jim Keltner) and a whole lot of African masters.
Anyway, no doubt you've heard it. And if by some chance you haven't...you really should.
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Ali Farka Touré - Green
Mark Knopfler's distinctive guitar work made me think of this Malian musician, who is typically remembered for Talking Timbuktu, a 1994 album made with Ry Cooder.
Both Red and Green are terrific examples of north African proto-blues, and the great music that comes out of Mali in general. Unavailable for a long time, it was a great RSD pickup.
"Talking Timbuktu" by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder released on March 29, 1994.
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Review. Ali Farka Touré lived life on his own terms. Hailing from a noble lineage, he overcame his family’s disapproval to become a musician, and as a young boy taught himself to play the njerkle (single-string guitar), njarka (single-string fiddle), and ngoni (four-string lute). https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ali-farka-toure-voyageur/ #Music #AliFarkaTouré
Drove an hour on the highway to have lunch w/an aunt i haven’t seen in years. The muddy winter “tundra” of Maine’s soil is giving way to new growth. Listening to Ali Farka Toure and Fatoumata Diawara. Seems like a juxtoposition against the fading backdrop of the remains of winter, but they work PERFECTLY! Their music is extremely ALIVE and awakening. That’s what I’m all about at this time. Give each of them a listen!
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🎶🎶 Ali Farka Touré “Cherie” Feat. Oumou Sangaré
🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-cherie-oumou-sangare/
From the posthumous album Voyageur, a collection of previously unheard songs from throughout his illustrious career, “Cherie,” the second single, features Malian diva Oumou Sangaré. The track was recorded in 1995 in London.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru0JGaroX-s
The album features fellow Malian superstar Oumou Sangaré on 3 tracks, including the song “Cherie” here.
“Ali Farka Touré… provided me with a lot of support when I started out in music, like a protective big brother, and he was proud of my achievements on African development. Ali and I often used to sing together for Malian audiences, and this session is the only recorded trace of our musical harmony.“
Captured spontaneously over the course of 15 years, on the road and in the studio between sessions for other albums, the songs on “Voyageur” were all of immense personal importance to Ali. They reflect his passionate commitment to the creativity and cultural diversity of his homeland, and a life spent in motion, as a traveller – a Voyageur – between the desert stages of Timbuktu, studios of West Hollywood, the concert halls of London and Tokyo, and tiny villages strung out on the Malian riverside, where Ali was – of course – known by everyone.
Check his official YouTube channel here.
One of the world's best guitarists, Ali Farka Touré from Mali, has released a new album and it's great.
It's called Voyageur and is broadly in the genres of Desert Blues, Mande Pop and "World" music:
https://songwhip.com/ali-farka-toure/voyageur
#music #AliFarkaToure #DesertBlues #NewReleaseFriday #NewReleases
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OK here we go... Big stack with a few things I either passed over or lost... Some of my faves: #FelaKuti, #ThomasMapfumo, #Tarika (I say #Madagascar counts), #CheikhLo, #BaabaMaal, #YoussouNDour (I'm big on #Senegal music), #Tinarawen, #AliFarkaToure. Picked up lots of collections also. #Putomayo & #RoughGuide samplers early on.
🎶🎶 Ali & Toumani – Samba Geladio
🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-toumani-samba-geladio/
Samba Geladio est un extrait de l’album posthume d’Ali Farka Touré avec Toumani Diabaté.
Ce morceau est basé sur l’histoire, ou épopée peule, racontée par les griots du Fouta Toro, du Prince Samba Gueladio Diegui qui dut lutter contre son oncle et ses fils à la mort de son père, pour cause de partage du royaume…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu5KrEfLPgw
Après avoir enregistré un premier album en duo (In the heart of the Moon), Toumani Diabaté et Ali Farka Touré étaient retournés en studio quelques mois après, pour une nouvelle session d’enregistrement à Londres. L’album correspondant sortait en 2010.
L’épopée de Samba Guéladio Diégui est la plus connue des épopées peules. Victime de l’usurpation du pouvoir par son oncle, le récit magnifie ce prince peul qui mena une longue guerre de succession pour le royaume des Déniankobé au XVIIIème. Lire la suite.
Il est en particulier évoqué par Blaise Cendrars dans son “Anthologie Nègre” parue en 1921.
Voici l’histoire de Samba Guélâdio Diêgui, prince peuhl du
Fouta.
Samba Guélâdio Diêgui était fils de Guélâdio, roi du Fouta.
Comme Samba arrivait à l’adolescence, son père mourut. Le
frère du roi défunt, Konkobo Moussa, prit le commandement du pays. Konkobo avait huit garçons. Quand ils furent devenus grands il annonça qu’il allait leur partager le Fouta et, en effet, chacun d’eux en reçut sa part.
Samba était resté avec sa mère, son griot nommé Sévi Malallaya et un captif qui s’appelait Doungourou.
Le griot Sévi vint trouver Samba. Il pleurait : — Pourquoi
pleures-tu? lui demanda Samba. — Voici pourquoi, répondit le griot, ton père Konko a partagé le Fouta entre ses garçons. Et comme ton père n’est plus là, Konkobo n’a pas gardé de part pour toi.
Samba s’est levé aussitôt. Il est allé trouver son oncle et lui a
dit : — Eh bien, mon papa, où donc est ma part?
— Je vais te donner quelque chose à toi aussi, a répondu
Konkobo. Le premier cheval que tu rencontreras dans le Fouta, prends-le : il est à toi.
Samba s’en est retourné. Il est allé à son griot et lui a dit :
— Mon papa m’a donné ma part à moi aussi ! — Et que t’a-t-il
donné? — Il m’a donné la permission de prendre le premier
bon cheval que je rencontrerais.
Et le griot : — Mais ce n’est rien ce qu’il te donne ! Il agit bien
mal envers toi !
Samba est revenu trouver son oncle Konkobo : — Mon papa,
lui dit-il, je n’ai pas besoin de ton cadeau. Ce n’est pas cela qu’il me faut. Donne-moi ce qui me revient ; je ne te demande pas autre chose.
— J’ai vu, répond Konkobo, un taureau superbe dans le Fouta. J’y ai vu aussi une femme jolie. Prends l’un et l’autre. Je te les donne.
Samba est encore allé à Sévi, le griot : — Eh bien ! lui a-t-il dit, mon papa m’a donné une jolie femme du Fouta et un bœuf. Tout cela, je puis le prendre s’il me plaît de le faire.
— Ça ne vaut rien a répondu le griot ; c’est comme ce qu’il
t’avcait donné auparavant. Si tu rencontres une jolie femme qui soit mariée et que tu la prennes son mari te tuera. Tu n’es qu’un enfant et tu ne connais rien.
Samba est revenu une fois encore. — Eh bien ! mon papa, a-t-
il dit, je n’ai pas besoin de ce que tu m’offres. C’est ma part du
Fouta que je veux !
— S’il te la faut, répond Konko, arrange-toi pour la prendre.
Sinon, tant pis pour toi.
Samba s’en est allé. Il selle sa jument Oumoullâtôma. Il s est
mis en route avec son griot Sévi Malallaya, son captif Doungourou, sa mère et des captifs destinés à sa femme. A ce moment il n’était pas encore marié. Il a dit : — Maintenant je m’en vais du Fouta. […]
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Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté - Ruby #Ruby #programming #soundtrack #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7WtB_-JBqk
