Ali Farka Touré With Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Singer: Ali Farka Touré
Title: Talking Timbuktu
Short-info: Label: World Circuit ‎– WCV040
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram
Country: UK
Date of released: 09 Feb 2015
Category: Jazz, Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Acoustic, African
MP3 album size .rar: 1266 mb
APE album size .rar: 1725 mb
Digital formats: MP3 FLAC XM MP3 WAV DTS RA MPC MP1

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Bonde
Congas, Chorus – Oumar ToureCümbüş – Ry CooderMixed By – Larry Hirsh*Percussion [Calabash] – Hamma SankareVocals, Electric Guitar, Banjo [Six String] – Ali Farka Toure*
A2 Soukora
Congas, Chorus – Oumar ToureMandoguitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar [Toy] – Ry CooderMixed By – Larry Hirsh*Percussion [Calabash], Vocals [Chorus] – Hamma SankareVocals, Electric Guitar, Percussion – Ali Farka Toure*
A3 Gomni
Bongos, Chorus – Oumar ToureElectric Guitar, Mbira – Ry CooderPercussion [Calabash], Vocals [Chorus] – Hamma SankareVocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*
A4 Sega
Congas – Oumar ToureFiddle [Njarka] – Ali Farka Toure*Percussion [Calabash] – Hamma Sankare
B1 Amandrai
Acoustic Bass – John PatitucciCongas – Oumar ToureDrums – Jim KeltnerPercussion [Calabash] – Hamma SankareSlide Guitar [Electric] – Ry CooderVocals, Electric Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*
B2 Lasidan
Bass Guitar – John PatitucciCongas – Oumar ToureDrums – Jim KeltnerElectric Guitar – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown*Electric Guitar [Vox] – Ry CooderMixed By – Larry Hirsh*Percussion [Calabash] – Hamma SankareVocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*
B3 Keito
Congas, Chorus – Oumar TourePercussion [Calabash], Chorus – Hamma SankareTambora – Ry CooderVocals, Electric Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*
C1 Banga
Congas – Oumar ToureFiddle [Njarka] – Ali Farka Toure*Percussion [Calabash] – Hamma Sankare
C2 Ai Du
Bass Guitar – John PatitucciBongos, Chorus – Oumar ToureDrums – Jim KeltnerElectric Guitar [Slide], Mandolin – Ry CooderPercussion [Calabash] – Hamma SankareViola – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown*Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*
C3 Diaraby
Arranged By [Traditional] – Ali Farka Toure*Congas, Chorus – Oumar ToureElectric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Marimba, Accordion [Sample] – Ry CooderMixed By – Larry Hirsh*Percussion [Calabash], Chorus – Hamma SankareVocals, Electric Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*
D Lasidan (Alternative Take)

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – World Circuit
  • Copyright (c) – World Circuit
  • Published By – World Circuit Music
  • Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
  • Mixed At – Ocean Way Recording
  • Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
  • Designed At – Intro
  • Designed At – Reesource

Credits

  • Coordinator – Jenny Adlington
  • Design [Original CD Design] – Matt at Intro*
  • Design [Vinyl Re-design] – Meurig Rees
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Jim Champagne
  • Executive-Producer – Nick Gold
  • Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
  • Photography By – Susan Titelman
  • Producer – Ry Cooder
  • Recorded By, Mixed By – Mark Ettel
  • Written-By – Ali Farka Touré

Notes

Single sleeve holds both LPs.
Includes printed inlay with photos and credits

Recorded & mixed at Ocean Way Recording Studio, Los Angeles, September 1993.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles.
Made in EU (inlay)

Made in the EU (labels)

℗ & © 1994 World Circuit

Includes previously unreleased bonus track.

Download code enclosed.

US release date is 2015-04-28.

Copies distributed in the US have a different barcode on a sticker on the shrink covering the barcode on the back cover. The US barcode is 0 75597 95169 1
Copies distributed in Italy have a S.I.A.E. sticker.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5 060091 556546
  • Label Code: LC 2339
  • Rights Society: MCPS
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): WCV 040 A BG
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped): 99309 1A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): WCV 040 B BG
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped): 99309 1B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched): WCV 040 C BG
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout stamped): 99309 1C
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched): WCV 040 D BG
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout stamped): 99309 1D

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
WCB 040 Ali Farka Toure* With Ry Cooder Ali Farka Toure* With Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu ‎(LP, Album) World Circuit WCB 040 UK 1994
WCD 004 Ali Farka Toure* with Ry Cooder Ali Farka Toure* with Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu ‎(CD, Smplr) World Circuit WCD 004 UK 1994
HNCD 1381 Ali Farka Toure* With Ry Cooder Ali Farka Toure* With Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu ‎(CD, Album) Hannibal Records HNCD 1381 Canada 1994
WCD 040 Ali Farka Toure* With Ry Cooder Ali Farka Toure* With Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu ‎(CD, Album) World Circuit WCD 040 Germany 1994
WCD 040 Ali Farka Toure* with Ry Cooder Ali Farka Toure* with Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu ‎(CD, Album) World Circuit WCD 040 UK 1994

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