Ali Farka Toure????

Posted by: RICHYH on 23 June 2004

Hi,
I have read alot about him recently and his name keeps re-appearing and its bugging me. Is his stuff any good and is it blues or african or both. thanks again

Posted on: 23 June 2004 by u5227470736789524

The only Toure I have heard is "Talking Timbuktu" with Ry Cooder, which is excellent. I would says bluesy with African accents would be a fair description.

Jeff A

Posted on: 23 June 2004 by Thomas K

Concur with Jeff -- it's a unique album and a very good sounding one at that. Normally I would wince at the idea of mixing African music and blues, but the mixing really is the saving grace for the blues bit.

One of the songs was used in "Unfaithful" with Richard Gere, BTW.

Thomas

Posted on: 23 June 2004 by Markus S

Talking Timbuktu is great, but Toure's "undiluted" music is even better. Go to any specialist shop and you'll find a good number of them.

Posted on: 24 June 2004 by Bruce Woodhouse

'Niafunke' is excellent, recorded in Mali.

Bruce

Posted on: 24 June 2004 by Martin Clark

As is 'The Source'.

Posted on: 24 June 2004 by Simon Perry

I'll second Bruce's recommendation for Niafunke. Its an amazing sounding record (goes to show you don't need to spend millions of quid in a flash studio to make great sounding records, infact, it probably helps if you don't).
Simon