- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sterns Africa
- ASIN: B000008LON
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 244,321 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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A true soloist, accompanying his heartfelt songs with bluesy acoustic guitar on this classic album .".. performed with timeless beauty by a worldly troubador." The Guardian "... passionate and emotive..." Time Out "Ry Cooder dreams of recording with Boubacar Traore" L'Affiche Also for sale as digital download atemusic amazon uk amazon us itunes uk itunes us
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Boubacar Traore is yet another musical genius from Mali. His style is similar to other artists of the desert blues genre, but I feel he has more subtlety and ear for melody than the far more famous Ali Farka Toure.
This album is astounding in its beauty. Traore's guitar playing is brilliant, and complements his soulful voice, often interweaving with the lyrical melody or taking the foreground. For an English speaker who only wishes he understood the lyrics, Traore's guitar gives the music a Western accessibility that is missing in other canonical African albums.
This is certainly one of the best Malian albums I've heard, and I'd not only urge people to buy it, but also for Amazon to stock it!
This album is astounding in its beauty. Traore's guitar playing is brilliant, and complements his soulful voice, often interweaving with the lyrical melody or taking the foreground. For an English speaker who only wishes he understood the lyrics, Traore's guitar gives the music a Western accessibility that is missing in other canonical African albums.
This is certainly one of the best Malian albums I've heard, and I'd not only urge people to buy it, but also for Amazon to stock it!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
sounds great
18 Mar 2001
Format:Audio CD
KarKar from 1992 finds Traore in great voice in an upbeat recording of excellent production quality. His jazzy, bluesy guitar work is wonderful. The mix of western and Malian is evident. And it's as good as Toure or Boucoum.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Blues de Kayes
28 Dec 2002
Format:Audio CD
Someday I'm going to have to go to Kayes and hear the music on the streets. If Kar Kar's music is any indication, I'll be in for a good time. I thought I'd heard all the deepest blues till I heard Kar Kar. His guitar playing makes us realize that the people didn't start playing the blues on plantations in the American south, they started back on the savannas of Mali and continue from the streets of Bamako to Paris, and right here in California. By the way, if you ever get a chance to see Kar Kar play take it. I saw him in Berkeley and I'm still wondering how he gets all those notes out of his guitar.
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