Recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California in September, 1993. Includes liner notes by Nick Gold.
TALKING TIMBUKTU won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.
Personnel: Ali Farka Toure (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, 6-string banjo, njarka, percussion), Ry Cooder (acoustic & electric guitars, electric slide guitar, electric mando-guitar, cumbus, mbira, marimba, tamboura, mandolin, bass, samples); Oumar Toure (vocals, congas, bongos); Hamma Sankare (vocals, calabash); Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (electric guitar, viola); John Patitucci (acoustic bass, bass); Jim Keltner (drums).
- Format: Vinyl, 2 LP
- Genre: Jazz, Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
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Track Listing:
A1 Bonde
A2 Soukora
A3 Gomni
A4 Sega
B1 Amandrai
B2 Lasidan
B3 Keito
C1 Banga
C2 Ai Du
C3 Diaraby
D Lasidan (Alternative Take)