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World Circuit Presents

Distributors:
UK: World Circuit WCD076 (16 October 2006)
US: Nonesuch 79965 (1 May 2007)

Tracks with Ali Farka Touré:
1:2. Soukora (6:02) (AFT: vocals; electric guitar; percussion)
      (from Talking Timbuktu)
2:8. Amandrai (8:01) (AFT: lead guitar)
      (previously unreleased - live at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels)
2:14. Du Du (4:50) (AFT: lead guitar)
      (previously unreleased - studio recording with Toumani Diabate - London)
Listen to samples from all the tracks

Musicians:
1:2. Soukora
Ali Farka Touré (vocals; electric guitar; percussion)
Ry Cooder (electric mando-guitar; acoustic toy guitar)
Hamma Sankare (calabash; chorus vocals)
Oumar Touré (congas; chorus vocals)

2:8. Amandrai (live)
Ali Farka Touré (electric guitar)
Mama Sissoko (ngoni)
Basekou Kouyate (ngoni)
Dassy Sarré (ngoni)
Others Uncredited

2:14. Du Du
Ali Farka Touré (electric guitar)
Toumani Diabate (kora)

Credits:
1:2. Soukora
Produced by Ry Cooder
Executive Produced by Nick Gold
Recorded by Mark Ettel
Mixed by Mark Ettel, Larry Hirsch (1,2,6,10)
Assistant engineer Jim Champagne
Recorded in September 1993 at Ocean Way Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, California

2:8. Amandrai
Produced by Nick Gold

2:14. Du Du
Produced by Nick Gold

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