African Blues (Ali Farka Touré album) explained

African Blues
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ali Farka Touré
Cover:	African Blues.jpeg
Released:	1990
Recorded:	late 80s
Genre:	Songhay music, acoustic blues
Length:	44:52
Label:	Shanachie
Producer:	Ali Farka Touré
Prev Title:	Ali Farka Touré
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	The River
Next Year:	1991

African Blues is an album by the Malian musician Ali Farka Touré, released in 1990.^[1] It was originally released by French label Sonodisc.^[2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "The blunt, lonesome vocals echo the plainspoken manner of Delta storytellers, but the forms are less familiar: many of the selections are built on droning single chords that become enchanting through repetition."^[3] The Chicago Tribune stated that "Toure's sound and style are testaments to his love for the Delta bluesmen and the influences he shares with them: the ability to weave a good story with emotional guitar accompaniment."

Track listing

1. "Sidy Gouro" – 3:45
2. "Okatagouna" – 4:22
3. "Devele Wague" – 5:59
4. "N'Timbara" – 3:58
5. "Zona" – 7:45
6. "Mbaudy" – 8:52
7. "Petenere" – 4:50
8. "L'Exode" – 5:21

Personnel

• Ali Farka Touré (Vocals 1–8, Guitar 1-8)
• Hammer Sankare (Vocals 1–4, Calabash 1-4)
• Boubacar Hamadoun Farana (Griot 5-8)
• Ousmane Gadjaka (n'goni 5-8)

External links

• African Blues

Notes and References

1. Book: Kubik, Gerhard. Africa and the Blues. September 23, 2009. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781628467208. Google Books.
2. Web site: In Tune With Tradition : Music: West Africa's Ali Farka Toure plays from 'The Source': 'My music is an education, a history, a legend, an autobiography.'. September 8, 1993. Los Angeles Times.
3. Web site: Ali Farka Toure . Trouser Press . 8 February 2021.