Talking Timbuktu

Studio album by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder

Released

March 29, 1994

Recorded

Sep 1993

Genre

World

Length

59:59

Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder chronology

The Source
(1993)

Talking Timbuktu
(1994)

Radio Mali
(1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Talking Timbuktu is the 1994 collaboration between Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré and American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder. The guitar riff from the song "Diaraby" was selected for the Geo-quiz segment of The World PRI-BBC radio program and was retained by popular demand when put to a vote by the listeners.

Track listing

"Bonde" – 5:28
"Soukora" – 6:05
"Gomni" – 7:00
"Sega" – 3:10
"Amandrai" – 9:22
"Lasidan" – 6:06
"Keito" – 5:42
"Banga" – 2:32
"Ai Du" – 7:09
"Diaraby" – 7:25

References

↑ Talking Timbuktu at AllMusic

Ry Cooder

Solo albums	Ry Cooder (1970) Into the Purple Valley (1972) Boomer's Story (1972) Paradise and Lunch (1974) Chicken Skin Music (1976) Jazz (1978) Bop till You Drop (1979) Borderline (1980) The Slide Area (1982) Get Rhythm (1987) Chávez Ravine (2005) My Name Is Buddy (2007) I, Flathead (2008) Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (2011) Election Special (2012)

Collaborative albums	Jamming with Edward! (1972) Little Village (1992) A Meeting by the River (1993) Talking Timbuktu (1994) Buena Vista Social Club (1997) Mambo Sinuendo (2003) Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall (2008) San Patricio (2010) Live in San Francisco (2013)

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