The Source (Ali Farka Touré album)

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The Source
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Studio album by
Ali Farka Touré
Released1992, 1993
Genre World
Length60:21
Label World Circuit [1]
Producer Nick Gold, Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré chronology
The River
(1991)		The Source
(1992)		 Talking Timbuktu
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [3]
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The Source is an album by Ali Farka Touré.

The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "one of the most impressive performances is on 'Cin quante Six,' a solo instrumental: Toure establishes a cleanly picked folk rhythm, then overlays a flamenco-flavored melody that suggests a meeting of Leo Kottke and the Gipsy Kings." [5] Trouser Press called the album "most notable for the way it challenges the singer to move beyond blues ('Hawa Dolo') and to eschew simple guitar riffing for more intricate single-note lines ('Roucky')." [6]

Track listing

  1. "Goye Kur" – 6:24
  2. "Inchana Massina" – 5:13
  3. "Roucky" – 8:18
  4. "Dofana" – 7:31
  5. "Karaw" – 6:28
  6. "Hawa Dolo" – 5:47
  7. "Cinquante Six" – 5:31
  8. "I Go Ka" – 3:59
  9. "Yenna" – 5:54
  10. "Mahini Me" – 5:24

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 226.
  2. ↑ "The Source - Ali Farka Touré | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Ali Farka Tour�". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ "Ali Farka Touré". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Ali Farka Toure "The Source" Hannibal". Los Angeles Times. July 1, 1993.
  6. ↑ "Ali Farka Toure". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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