Red Album Ali Farka Touré SKU: 4050538655315 Barcode: 4050538655315 22.00 £22.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: World Circuit Released Date: 26th March 2021 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info 180g heavyweight vinyl Obi strip Remastered from the original tapes in 2004 for release on World Circuit, 2021 sees this classic album back on vinyl for the first time since its original 1984 release. In 1982, the great Malian singer songwriter and guitarist Ali Farka Touré, then still in the early years of his recording career, teamed up with the brilliant percussionist Hama Sankare. Together, from a base in Ali’s home village of Niafunké they travelled through Northern Mali, refining a collection of new songs. When they were ready to record they followed the River Niger as it wound down through the desert, to the capital city of Bamako. In one afternoon, the great Radio Mali house engineer Boubacar Traore captured these eight superb performances on two microphones: two voices so close it was thought they were double tracked, one guitar (the distinctive Bulgarian acoustic model that Ali treasured) and Hama’s calabash percussion making its first appearance on record. The album, which includes some of Touré’s best loved songs, was released self-titled with no sleeve notes, just an enigmatic group photo on the cover. It became known as the ‘Red’ album due to the colour of its original sleeve. Vinyl and cassette copies of ‘Red’ began to circulate in West Africa, as well as making their way to Ry Cooder in the US and to specialist journalists and DJs in the UK and France. It was popular in Mali and the Tuareg refugee camps in Libya, where it became an influence on the musicians who came together as Tinariwen. On a tip from Toumani Diabaté and with a copy of ‘Red’ in hand, World Circuit’s Anne Hunt travelled to Mali in the mid 80s to find Ali to invite him to record and tour. An appeal was broadcast over Radio Mali, and Ali, who by chance was visiting the capital Bamako, heard it. Thus began Ali’s incredibly successful international career which took him around the world and resulted in the release of eight acclaimed albums including three GRAMMY winning collaborations, with Ry Cooder (Talking Timbuktu) and Toumani Diabaté (Ali & Toumani; In The Heart of the Moon). “Timeless African blues classics.” The Guardian **** “Hypnotic and irresistible. As fresh and deep as ever – and you can hear exactly why the likes of Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal got so excited.” The Times ***** “The Sun sessions of Malian guitar music” MOJO **** Artist Ali Farka Touré Genre World / Fusion Label World Circuit Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings 1) La Drogue 2) Ali Aoudy 3) Chérie 4) Timbindy 5) Laleïché 6) Ketiné 7) Laisse Les Phases 8) Baliky Lalo Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Ali Farka Touré and more from World / Fusion View Product Quick View Ali Farka Touré The Green Album World / Fusion | BMG | 1LP Released 26th January 2024 £22.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Ali Farka Touré The Green Album £22.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: BMG SKU: 4050538966046 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th January 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Ali Farka Touré Voyageur World / Fusion | World Circuit | 180g, 1LP Released 10th March 2023 £22.00 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