Talking Timbuktu | ||||
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Studio album by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder | ||||
Released | March 29, 1994 | |||
Recorded | Sep 1993 | |||
Genre | World | |||
Length | 59:59 | |||
Label | World Circuit | |||
Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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Talking Timbuktu is the 1994 collaboration between Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré and American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder. The guitar riff from the song "Diaraby" was selected for the Geo-quiz segment of The World PRI-BBC radio program and was retained by popular demand when put to a vote by the listeners.