Niafunké

by Ali Farka Touré

Niafunké cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 June 1999
  • Label: World Circuit
  • Country: Mali
  • Length: 52:30
  • Community rating: 3.93/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in the artist's hometown using a mobile studio situated in an abandoned brick building, 'Niafunké' captures an intimate atmosphere deeply rooted in Malian tradition. The sessions focused on achieving a raw, unpolished sound that emphasizes the profound, organic connection between West African musical forms and their transatlantic blues descendants.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, desert, atmospheric, guitar-led, folk, rhythmic, vocal, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Ali's Here (3:17)
  2. Allah Uya (4:31)
  3. Mali Dje (5:41)
  4. Saukare (2:51)
  5. Hilly Yoro (3:39)
  6. Tulumba (5:22)
  7. Instrumental (4:13)
  8. ASCO (5:49)
  9. Jangali Famata (3:23)
  10. Howkouna (5:59)
  11. Cousins (4:19)
  12. Pieter Botha (3:20)

Credits

  • Ali Farka Touré - primary artist, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, violin [njarka], vocals, written-by
  • Afel Bocoum - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Djeneba Doukoure - backing vocals [chorus]
  • Fatoumata Traore - backing vocals [chorus]
  • Hamidou Sare - backing vocals [chorus]
  • Hamma Sankare - backing vocals [chorus], calabash, percussion [calabash]
  • Oumar Toure - congas, backing vocals
  • Souleye Kane - djembe

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