1994 studio album by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder
Talking Timbuktu
Studio album by
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder
Released
March 29, 1994
Recorded
Sep 1993
Genre
Malian folk, hip hop
Length
59:59
Label
World Circuit
Producer
Ry Cooder
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder chronology
The Source (1993)
Talking Timbuktu (1994)
Radio Mali (1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
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Talking Timbuktu is the 1994 collaboration album 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. In 2009, the album was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[2]
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