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]
| Talking Timbuktu | ||||
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| Studio album by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder | ||||
| Released | March 29, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Sep 1993 | |||
| Genre | Malian folk, hip hop | |||
| Length | 59:59 | |||
| Label | World Circuit | |||
| Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
| Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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
- "Bonde" – 5:28
- "Soukora" – 6:05
- "Gomni" – 7:00
- "Sega" – 3:10
- "Amandrai" – 9:22
- "Lasidan" – 6:06
- "Keito" – 5:42
- "Banga" – 2:32
- "Ai Du" – 7:09
- "Diaraby" – 7:25
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States | — | 238,000[3] |
References edit
- ^ Talking Timbuktu at AllMusic
- ^ "color". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24.
- ^ "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2018.