The Source

~ Release by Ali Farka Touré (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8 and 9 are in Songhay.
Track 2 is in Tamasheq.
Track 4 is in Fula and French.
Track 6 is in Dogon.
Track 7 is instrumental.
Track 10 is unknown.

Annotation last modified on 2008-03-19 04:31 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Goye Kur
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and njarka:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
calabash:
Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11)
congas:
Oumar Touré (in 1991-11)
harmonica:
Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11)
vocals:
Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11), Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11), Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11) and Oumar Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
6:24
2Inchana Massina
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
calabash:
Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11)
congas:
Oumar Touré (in 1991-11)
electric guitar:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
tabla:
Nitin Sawhney (British Indian musician, producer and composer) (in 1991-11)
vocals:
Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11), Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11), Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11) and Oumar Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
5:14
3Roucky
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
acoustic guitar:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician) (in 1991-11), Rory McLeod (British folk singer-songwriter) (in 1991-11) and Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
background vocals:
Groupe Asko (in 1991-11)
vocals:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
The Waterfront in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
8:19
4Dofana
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
acoustic guitar and maracas:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
calabash:
Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11)
spoken vocals [narration]:
Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11)
vocals:
Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11), Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11) and Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
recording of:
Dofana
lyricist and composer:
Ali Farka Touré
7:31
5Karaw
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
calabash:
Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11)
congas:
Oumar Touré (in 1991-11)
vocals:
Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11), Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11), Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11) and Oumar Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
6:28
6Hawa Dolo
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
acoustic guitar:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
calabash:
Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11)
congas:
Nana Tsiboe (in 1991-11)
vocals:
Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11) and Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
recording of:
Hawa Dolo
writer:
Ali Farka Touré
5:47
7Cinquante Six
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
solo acoustic guitar:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
5:32
8I Go Ka
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
acoustic guitar:
Ali Farka Touré
calabash:
Hamma Sankaré
vocals:
Ali Farka Touré
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
3:59
9Yenna
recording engineer:
Philippe Bertrand (recording engineer) (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
calabash:
Amadou Cissé (in 1991-11)
electric guitar:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
vocals:
Amadou Cissé (in 1991-11) and Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Cold Storage Studios in Brixton, Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
5:54
10Mahini Me
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
acoustic guitar:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician) (in 1991-11) and Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
background vocals:
Groupe Asko (in 1991-11)
vocals:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
The Waterfront in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
5:24