Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu
Album
Recorded in Los Angeles in 1993, this Grammy-winning collaboration between Niafunke guitarist Ali Farka Toure and American multi-instrumentalist Ry Cooder built an effortless bridge between West African Songhai traditions and American blues. Cooder's subtle slide guitar and Clarence Gatemouth Brown's viola never crowd the frame, leaving Toure's rolling acoustic guitar and hypnotic vocals on Gomni and Diaraby at the emotional centre.