Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1.01 | Red: La Drogue | 5:37 |
| 1.02 | Red: Ali Aoudy | 6:33 |
| 1.03 | Red: Chérie | 4:39 |
| 1.04 | Red: Timbindy | 5:44 |
| 1.05 | Red: Laleïché | 5:32 |
| 1.06 | Red: Ketiné | 7:13 |
| 1.07 | Red: Laisse les Phases | 4:39 |
| 1.08 | Red: Baliky Lalo | 3:42 |
| 2.01 | Green: Sidi Gouro | 3:49 |
| 2.02 | Green: O Kata Gouna | 4:25 |
| 2.03 | Green: Devele Wague | 6:02 |
| 2.04 | Green: N’timbara | 4:01 |
| 2.05 | Green: Zona | 7:43 |
| 2.06 | Green: M'baudy | 8:55 |
| 2.07 | Green: Petenere | 4:52 |
| 2.08 | Green: L’Exode | 5:21 |
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
This double disc collects essential vintage recordings from the late Malian guitar master Ali Farka Toure. These previously vinyl-only classic tracks first ignited interest in the artist dubbed "the John Lee Hooker of Africa."
The Red album is the pivotal set that launched Ali's career in the West; the Green album confirmed his status as one of Africa's most important artists. Both albums are included complete and digitally remastered from the original tapes. This double album contains the original recordings of some of Ali's most memorable songs.
Credits
MUSICIANS
Ali Farka Toure, vocals and guitar
Hammer Sankare, vocals and calabash
Also on Green:
Boubacar Hamadoun Farana, griot (5-8)
Ousmane Gadjaka, n’goni traditional guitar (5-8)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
A World Circuit Presentation
Produced by Ali Farka Toure
Produced for re-issue by Nick Gold
Recorded by Boubacar Traore, Jean Claude and Ali Farka Toure
Recorded at Radio Mali Studios, Bamako in the early eighties
Digitally remastered from the original analogue tapes by John Hadden, Tom Leader, and Jerry Boys
Photographs courtesy of Ali Farka Toure
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