Niafunké
Made at home: a studio brought to his town on the Niger, in the years he gave to farming.
Ali Farka Touré, 1999
- Released
- 22 June 1999
- Studio
- An abandoned agricultural school, Niafunké
- Label
- World Circuit / Hannibal
- Producer
- Nick Gold
Touré had turned to farming at Niafunké, so Nick Gold took a studio to him and set it up in an abandoned agricultural school in the town, with Jerry Boys engineering. Touré said it was recorded where the music belongs, in deep Mali. Robert Christgau gave it an A minus, and it was nominated for a Grammy.
Track listing
- Ali's Here3:12
- Allah Uya4:26
- Mali Dje5:36
- Saukare2:46
- Hilly Yoro3:35
- Tulumba5:17
- Instrumental4:08
- ASCO5:44
- Jangali Famata3:18
- Howkouna5:54
- Cousins4:14
- Pieter Botha3:14
Personnel
- Nick Gold producer
- Jerry Boys engineer
More from Ali Farka Touré
Talking Timbuktu (1994), Savane (2006)
Sources
- Niafunké (album), Wikipedia
- Niafunké, MusicBrainz
- Ali Farka Touré, World Circuit