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The source of the Niger River? The source of the blues? Ali Farka Toure is one of the great African guitarists--one who has experimented in the most subtle of ways, seeking inspiration but never creating fusions with other popular music styles. The Source is more roots and less fronds than his Ry Cooder recording Talking Timbuktu; this earlier recording did find him working with Taj Mahal and harmonica player Rory McLeod, but mostly this is a recording with his amazing band, calabash players Amadou Sisse and Hamma Sankare and conga player Oumar Toure, plus a chorus of singers. The emphasis is on the guitar of Toure and the source of the music, the soil of Mali itself. --Louis Gibson

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   15 of 15 people found the following review helpful: The first time I heard Ali..., 4 May 2004 By  "johnnylips" - See all my reviews This review is from: The Source (Audio CD) ..I had just bought a dodgy green cassette of this in Ghana, and slapped it into my walkman as I began a journey south. If only the music had lasted as long as the rickety bus ride... More recently The Source has found a permanent home in my car stereo; it seems to be perfect music for journeys. Its forty five minutes transport you further than an F-16. So much is made of Ali's bluesy riffs and licks, but it's the piercing tone of his guitar and the way it mingles with the gritty and windswept tone of the fiddles, and the smooth but grainy texture of the voices which gives it its distant appeal - it's an album of textures simultaneously as rough and as smooth as the Sahara, and every bit as remote. Those cyclical melodies and clickety-clack rhythms are other trademarks of this part of the world - they can be heard on the music of Tinariwen and Tartit, too. The Source is roots music as it should be, respectful of tradition and playful in its exploration of new forms. A wonderful ride.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Ali Farka Toure's best album, 7 April 2006 By  Dr. H. Beentje (Kew, England) - See all my reviews    I agree with johnnylips' review (below) - but would like to add that I think this is the best of Toure's albums. As rich as a good Kente cloth, as beautiful as a desert sunset, eternal as the river Niger - plus rhythms as funky as they get. Music that goes straight to the heart. Effortless riffs, improvisations upon simple themes - deceptively simple, that is. This is rich rich music! I was sad to hear that Ali 'Farka' Toure died earlier this year, but I am very grateful to him for leaving Niafunke, Mali, and the world at large a wonderful musical heritage.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 2 customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews