Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu
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Free Music Review: N. Wisconsin Dogsled Adventure
Hit: 5 Stars
My wife and first heard this album a year ago, in Jan. 1997, in a small cafe on the tourist bug of Madeline Island in Lake Superior. There for a dogsledding trip, the island was all but deserted during the frigid winter months. But the cafe in town was warm and run by an ecclectic owners, who encouraged us to help ourselves to the beer in the fridge, and fixed us a wonderful meal. It was the last place on earth we expected to hear this type of music, but it was blasting over the cafe's stereo. We asked the owner who it was and he brought out the CD and showed us. What a find. A truly unique recording.Free Music Review: Two masters at work
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful record of two masters exploring the breadth of musical language. Ry Cooder is one of those few great musicians who, although he has chops that won't quit, submerges his ego and technique in the service of the song. Hearing Ry and Ali Farka Toure together is a treat.
Pay no attention to the couple of reviewers who speak poorly of Cooder's playing. Uninteresting musically? Weak contribution? Not as deep a performer? Huh? Everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, but in the interest of full disclosure, these folks just don't know what they're talking about.
Free Music Review: Blues at an African BEST!
Hit: 5 Stars
I initially purchased this CD for the song 'Ai Du" from the movie "Unfaithful"...As luck would have it, if you like that song, the rest of the CD is even better. Catchy blues tunes such as that on track 5, that remind you of Chicago R&B, mixed with a New Orleans southern blues style of sound and vocals. This CD is an enjoyable, relaxing mix of sound and takes the listener into the souls of the musicians. I highly recommend this CD to anyone who wants to have a little change of pace in sound from the norm of every day radio with it's top 40 pounding out the same sound over and over.Free Music Review: Universal Sounds
Hit: 5 Stars
A stunning collaboration hihglighting Ali Farka Toure's uncanny ability to evoke deep southern blues and Ry Cooder's equallly uncanny ability to blend traditional music with his own jazz and blues sensibilty (as well as that of guests such as bassist John Patatucci and Clarence Gatemouth Brown)in a respectful and successful way. This album will appeal to many people including fans of Ali Farka Toure and Ry Cooder as well as anyone who appreciates blues. This is contemplative music that can really set a mood; gentle and deeply funky all at the same time.Free Music Review: great collanboration
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD is the result of a great collaboration between two very talented but different musicians. Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure. Toure plays in a rhythmic blues influenced style that is evocative of John Lee Hooker and Lighnin Hopkins. The music here is contemporary yet distinctly African. Cooder and Toure are supported by a great group of session musicians here including jazz bassist John Patitucci and guitarist Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown. This recording is ideal for anyone interested in African music from a blues perspective.