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Talking Timbuktu ~ Ry Cooder, Ali Farka Toure
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"An inspiring collaboration. I was introduced to "Talking Timbuktu" before spending much time with American Blues music, I can honestly say that it was this recording of virtuosos Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure that opened my ears to the power, sensuality, and magic of the Blues and it's many forms."
Aman Iman: Water is Life ~ Tinariwen
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"Comprised of ex-militant fighters who formed the band while serving time in Ghaddafi's rebel camps, Tinariwen are purveyors of a music called ishoumar, a trance-inducing style that's a blend of Western-influenced desert blues and traditional Tuareg song. African percussion and lots of handclaps provide an earthy rhythm that seems to sway and roll. Their eerie sound is nothing less than mesmerizing..."
Orphans ~ Tom Waits
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"Most of the time the music of Tom Waits is like a slide that takes me into another time and place, "Orphans" feels more like sitting on the passenger seat of a cool old American automobile that happens to be possessed by ghosts. Noteworthy tracks: Lie to Me Lord I've Been Changed Road to Peace King Kong"
Ali and Toumani by Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
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"One of the most beautiful collaborations on record."
Wati ~ Amadou & Mariam
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"When blues travels back to it's roots (I mean Africa) something very cool, transforming, healing, sexy and funky happens, Amadou & Mariam's "Wati" takes me there."
Matthew Montfort's "Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar"
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"Beautiful Valentine's serenades - woo your loved one with this beautiful collection. Any fan of world music, international music, ethnic music, or these bands: Dead Can Dance, David Byrne, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, Peter Gabriel, Carlos Santana, Sinéad O'Conner, Enya, The Chieftains, Clannad, Altan, Alan Stivell, Mickey Hart, Diga Rhythm Band, Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Zakir..."
