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Talking Timbuktu

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Talking Timbuktu
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 29, 1994
RecordedSep 1993
GenreMalian folk, hip hop
Length59:59
LabelWorld Circuit
ProducerRy Cooder
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder chronology
The Source
(1993)
Talking Timbuktu
(1994)
Radio Mali
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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]

Reception

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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

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  1. "Bonde" (Peul) – 5:28
  2. "Soukora" (Bambara) – 6:05
  3. "Gomni" (Songhai) – 7:00
  4. "Sega" (Peul) – 3:10
  5. "Amandrai" (Tamasheck) – 9:22
  6. "Lasidan" (Bambara) – 6:06
  7. "Keito" (Songhai) – 5:42
  8. "Banga" (Songhai) – 2:32
  9. "Ai Du" (Songhai) – 7:09
  10. "Diaraby" (Bambara) – 7:25

(Languages listed in parentheses after each title, as credited in the album liner notes[3])

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States 238,000[4]

References

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  1. ^ Talking Timbuktu at AllMusic
  2. ^ "color". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24.
  3. ^ "Ali Farka Toure With Ry Cooder – Talking Timbuktu". Discogs. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2018.