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Talking Timbuktu is the 1994, Grammy award-winning collaboration between Mali

Mali

Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

an guitarist Ali Farka Touré

Ali Farka Touré

Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues...

and American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder

Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...

. The guitar riff from the song "Diaraby" was selected for the Geo-quiz segment of The World
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Track listing

"Bonde" – 5:28
"Soukora" – 6:05
"Gomni" – 7:00
"Sega" – 3:10
"Amandrai" – 9:22
"Lasidan" – 6:06
"Keito" – 5:42
"Banga" – 2:32
"Ai Du" – 7:09
"Diaraby" – 7:25

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