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In the Heart of the Moon

Distributors:
UK: World Circuit WCD072 (27 June 2005)
US: Nonesuch 79920 (13 September 2005)

Tracks:
1. Debe (4:55)
2. Kala (5:06)
3. Mamadou Boutiquier (5:04)
4. Monsieur le Maire de Niafunké (3:58)
5. Kaira (6:24)
6. Simbo (4:00)
7. Ai Ga Bani (4.34)
8. Soumbou Ya Ya (3:30)
9. Naweye Toro (4:23)
10. Kadi Kadi (3:21)
11. Gomni (4:17)
12. Hawa Dolo (5:05)
Total (54:37)
Listen to samples from all the tracks

Musicians:
Ali Farka Touré (guitar 1-12; vocal 1,7)
Toumani Diabaté (kora 1-12)
Ry Cooder (Kawai piano 3,7; Ripley guitar 12)
Sekou Kanté (bass guitar 7-9)
Orlando "Cachaíto" Lopez (bass 11-12)
Joachim Cooder (percussion 3,5,11)
Olalekan Babalola (percussion 4,11)
James Thompson (shaker 5)

Credits:
Produced by Nick Gold
Recorded and mixed by Jerry Boys
Assistant Recording Engineer Yves Wernert
Mastered by Tom Leader and Jerry Boys
Recorded at the Hotel Mandé, Bamako, Mali
Additional recording at Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California;
      Studio Bogolon, Bamako, Mali;
      Egrem Studios, Havana, Cuba;
      Livingston Studios, London, England

Album Artwork, Behind the Scenes Stories, Interviews, Press Release, Reviews, Sleeve Notes, Story of the Making of:
(World Circuit > Artists > Ali Farka Touré > In the Heart of the Moon)

Awards:
BBC Radio 3: Album of the Year
Grammy Award: Best Traditional World Music Album