African Blues
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African Blues is an album by Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues...

, originally released as Ali Farka Touré (Green) in 1988.

Track listing

  1. "Sidy Gouro" – 3:45
  2. "Okatagouna" – 4:22
  3. "Devele Wague" – 5:59
  4. "N'Timbara" – 3:58
  5. "Zona" – 7:45
  6. "Mbaudy" – 8:52
  7. "Petenere" – 4:50
  8. "L'Exode" – 5:21

Personnel

  • Ali Farka Touré
    Ali Farka Touré
    Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues...

     (Vocals 1-8, Guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

     1-8)
  • Hammer Sankare (Vocals 1-4, Calabash 1-4)
  • Boubacar Hamadoun Farana (Griot
    Griot
    A griot or jeli is a West African storyteller. The griot delivers history as a poet, praise singer, and wandering musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition. As such, they are sometimes also called bards...

     5-8)
  • Ousmane Gadjaka (n'goni 5-8)
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