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The album is Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate's second and last album together. It was recorded in 2005 and produced by Nick Gold. The album was nominated for a Grammy in 2006. The album is the successor to the Grammy-winning In the Heart of the Moon. The album has sold over 40,000 copies in the UK alone.
Their second and last album together, recorded in 2005 with
contributions from Orlando 'Cachato' Lpez on bass. Produced by Nick
Gold and beautifully recorded by Jerry Boys, this is the successor
to the GRAMMY winning 'In the Heart of the Moon' which has sold
over 40,000 copies in the UK alone. It is the last album recorded
by both Ali Farka Tour and Cachato Lpez.
These sessions brought together two legends of African music.
The Malian-born guitarist and vocalist Ali Farka Toure was one of
the first African musicians to become well-known outside his own
continent. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of
intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American
cousin, the blues and he became known as the African John Lee
Hooker. Ali Farka Toure has recorded seven albums for World
Circuit including the acclaimed Talking Timbuktu, a collaboration
with Ry Cooder.
Toumani Diabate is from a younger generation of Malian
musicians and he comes from a family of exceptional griots. A
master of the kora, a harp unique to West Africa with 21 strings,
he is a performer of truly exceptional virtuosity and creativity.
His cross-cultural approach to music has included collaborations
with the Spanish flamenco group Ketama, bluesman Taj Mahal, the
West African kora player Ballake Sissoko and pop star Bjork.
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