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The Source (Ali Farka Touré album)

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The Source
Studio album by
Released1992, 1993
GenreWorld
Length60:21
LabelWorld Circuit[1]
ProducerNick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré chronology
The River
(1991)
The Source
(1992)
Talking Timbuktu
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

The Source is an album by Ali Farka Touré.

The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[4]

Critical reception

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The Los Angeles Times wrote that "one of the most impressive performances is on 'Cin quante Six,' a solo instrumental: Toure establishes a cleanly picked folk rhythm, then overlays a flamenco-flavored melody that suggests a meeting of Leo Kottke and the Gipsy Kings."[5] Trouser Press called the album "most notable for the way it challenges the singer to move beyond blues ('Hawa Dolo') and to eschew simple guitar riffing for more intricate single-note lines ('Roucky')."[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Goye Kur" – 6:24
  2. "Inchana Massina" – 5:13
  3. "Roucky" – 8:18
  4. "Dofana" – 7:31
  5. "Karaw" – 6:28
  6. "Hawa Dolo" – 5:47
  7. "Cinquante Six" – 5:31
  8. "I Go Ka" – 3:59
  9. "Yenna" – 5:54
  10. "Mahini Me" – 5:24

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 226.
  2. ^ "The Source - Ali Farka Touré | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Ali Farka Tour�". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Ali Farka Touré". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Ali Farka Toure "The Source" Hannibal". Los Angeles Times. July 1, 1993.
  6. ^ "Ali Farka Toure". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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