The Source (Ali Farka Touré album)
| The Source | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992, 1993 | |||
| Genre | World | |||
| Length | 60:21 | |||
| Label | World Circuit[1] | |||
| Producer | Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré | |||
| Ali Farka Touré chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [1] |
The Source is an album by Ali Farka Touré.
The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[4]
Critical reception[edit]
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "one of the most impressive performances is on 'Cin quante Six,' a solo instrumental: Toure establishes a cleanly picked folk rhythm, then overlays a flamenco-flavored melody that suggests a meeting of Leo Kottke and the Gipsy Kings."[5] Trouser Press called the album "most notable for the way it challenges the singer to move beyond blues ('Hawa Dolo') and to eschew simple guitar riffing for more intricate single-note lines ('Roucky')."[6]
Track listing[edit]
- "Goye Kur" – 6:24
- "Inchana Massina" – 5:13
- "Roucky" – 8:18
- "Dofana" – 7:31
- "Karaw" – 6:28
- "Hawa Dolo" – 5:47
- "Cinquante Six" – 5:31
- "I Go Ka" – 3:59
- "Yenna" – 5:54
- "Mahini Me" – 5:24
Personnel[edit]
- Ali Farka Touré (vocals 1-6, 8-10; electric guitar 1-2,5,9; acoustic guitar 1,3-8,10; n'jarka 1; maracas 4)
- Afel Bocoum (vocals 1-2, 4-6; narration 4)
- Hamma Sankare (calabash 1,2,4,5,6,8; vocals 1,2,4,5)
- Oumar Touré (congas 2,5,6; vocals 2,5)
- Nitin Sawney (tabla 2)
- Taj Mahal (acoustic guitar 3,10)
- Rory McLeod (acoustic guitar 3)
- Groupe Asko (backing vocals 3,10)
- Amadou Cisse (calabash 9; vocals 9)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 226.
- ^ "The Source - Ali Farka Touré | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Ali Farka Tour�". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Ali Farka Touré". Billboard.
- ^ "Ali Farka Toure "The Source" Hannibal". Los Angeles Times. July 1, 1993.
- ^ "Ali Farka Toure". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
External links[edit]
- David Hanks, Ali Farka Touré - A Thorough Discography
