The Source (Ali Farka Touré album)
1992 studio album by Ali Farka Touré
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The Source is an album by Ali Farka Touré.
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| Released | 1992, 1993 | |||
| Genre | World | |||
| Length | 60:21 | |||
| Label | World Circuit[1] | |||
| Producers | Nick Gold, Ali Farka Touré | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [1] |
The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[4]
Critical reception
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
- "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
- 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)