{"product_id":"ali-farka-toure-talking-timbuktu","title":"Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu [180 Gram Vinyl 2xLP]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAli Farka Toure with Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu [180 Gram Vinyl 2xLP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2xLP, 180 Gram, Vinyl, Album, Reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e WCV40\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5060091556546\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e World Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e World Circuit\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1994\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis Edition Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 March 2015 (World Circuit 180g 2LP Reissue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 gram vinyl 2xLP with download card\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTalking Timbuktu\u003c\/em\u003e is a collaborative album between Malian guitarist and vocalist Ali Farka Toure and American guitarist Ry Cooder, released on World Circuit Records. It won the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album and remains one of the most acclaimed cross-cultural recordings ever made, demonstrating the deep connections between West African desert blues and the roots of American blues and slide guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at Ocean Way Recording Studio in Los Angeles, the album finds two master guitarists engaged in an intuitive, unhurried conversation. Toure's hypnotic, cyclical guitar figures interlock with Cooder's slide playing and bottleneck technique across eleven tracks that range from the driving \u003cstrong\u003eGomni\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBonde\u003c\/strong\u003e to the meditative \u003cstrong\u003eAi Du\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDiaraby\u003c\/strong\u003e. There is no competition between the two players -- each finds space within the other's phrasing, creating a sound that feels both ancient and immediate. This vinyl edition includes a previously unreleased alternative take of \u003cstrong\u003eLasidan\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis World Circuit reissue presents the album across two LPs on 180 gram vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBonde\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSoukora\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGomni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSega\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAmandrai\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLasidan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKeito\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBanga\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAi Du\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDiaraby\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLasidan (Alternative Take)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAli Farka Toure - Guitar, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRy Cooder - Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57882609385859,"sku":"WCV40","price":31.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/Ali_Farka_Toure_with_Ry_Cooder_-_Talking_Timbuktu_180_Gram_Vinyl_2xLP.webp?v=1777057314","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/ali-farka-toure-talking-timbuktu","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}