Since you are interested in Ali & Toumani, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Ali Farka Touré
Savane [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 20/Jul/2006 ] Touré's swansong is a remarkable magum opus. In many ways 'Savane' is the most traditional, and most different recording he ever made, with wonderfully contrasting sounds and textures. |
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
In The Heart Of The Moon [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 30/Jun/2005 ] The GRAMMY winning In the Heart of the Moon is a unique album of duets from Ali Farka Toure (guitar) and Toumani Diabate (kora), two of Africa's greatest musicians. It was recorded using a mobile studio in the Hotel Mandé, on the banks of the Niger... |
Cheikh Lo
Jamm [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 4/Oct/2010 ] Senegalese sufi troubadour Cheikh Lo's signature blend of semi-acoustic flavours has been distilled into his most mature, focused, yet diverse statement to date. |
Tinariwen
Tassili [ Anti / CD - released 15/Sep/2011 ] The soundtrack of the Touareg revolution in Saharan North Africa was created by electric guitars. Plaintive rhythms created a unique desert blues whose lyrics raged against world indifference... |