Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Niarka | 0:43 |
| 2 | Yer Mali Gakoyoyo | 4:47 |
| 3 | Soko | 5:06 |
| 4 | Bandalabourou | 6:41 |
| 5 | Machengoidi | 2:41 |
| 6 | Samariya | 5:27 |
| 7 | Hani | 4:20 |
| 8 | Gambari | 6:24 |
| 9 | (njarka) Gambari | 3:21 |
| 10 | Biennal | 5:09 |
| 11 | Arsani | 5:16 |
| 12 | Amadinin | 7:08 |
| 13 | Seygalare | 5:10 |
| 14 | Terei Kongo | 6:08 |
| 15 | Radio Mali | 2:43 |
| 16 | Njarka (excerpt) | 1:02 |
News & Reviews
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Toumani Diabate's "Stunning Performance" Earns Five Stars from The Independent and The Guardian
Toumani Diabate performed an intimate set of music from The Mande Variations, his first solo album in more than two decades, last Friday at LSO St. Luke's in London that earned a perfect five stars from both The Independent and The Guardian, and closed with a special guest turn from Buena Vista Social Club bassist Cachaito Lopez, on a tune from In the Heart of the Moon, Toumani's collaboration with the late Ali Farka Toure.
- Sunday, February 3, 2008
LA Times: Amadou & Mariam's "Dimanche à Bamako" Is One of Century's Sunniest
In an effort to expand the musical palate of Vampire Weekend fans newly taken to the sounds of Afro-pop, which the band references in its work, the Los Angeles Times offers some "relatively recent gems" from Africa's diverse musical offerings. Included is Amadou & Mariam's Manu Chao-produced album Dimanche à Bamako, which the Times' Ann Powers says "ranks as one of the sunniest musical outings released this century." She writes: "Some tracks boogie like classic rock, others roll along on those gloriously languorous Malian rhythms, some flirt with hip-hop.
About this Album
Radio Mali was Ali Farka Toure’s first release after 1994’s Grammy Award–winning collaboration with Ry Cooder, Talking Timbuktu. Released in Europe by World Circuit in 1996, it is a lavishly packaged collection of vintage recordings now being made commercially available in North America for the first time.
Throughout the 1970s, Ali Farka Toure recorded many hours of music for broadcast by Mali’s national radio. It was during this period that he established a formidable reputation in Mali and West Africa as a unique solo artist. Many people, including Toure himself, believe these recordings contain his finest performances—"recorded when I was an absolute fool for the guitar," said Toure. Radio Mali presents the best of these recordings.
Playing acoustic guitar, sometimes alone, sometimes accompanied by ngoni (traditional Malian guitar) and violin, he turns in some mesmerizing performances. Singing in Sonrai and Peul, Toure reaches into the deep traditions of northern Mali. These are the recordings which made him a star in his native Mali. Although later in his life, Toure worked with musicians like Cooder, Taj Mahal, and Toumani Diabaté, these early recordings have a power of their own. Radio Mali remains pure Farka Toure, a hypnotic master class.
The 36-page full color booklet contains full biography, song transcriptions, and rare photographs.
