Thursday, February 25 2010
Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté: Ali and Toumani
This is a deep, darkly beautiful work, and the kind of interplay between these two men is exceedingly rare in any type of music.
Monday, November 12 2007
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba: Segu Blue
If Kouyaté is trying to turn himself into the Diabaté of the ngoni, an innovator who takes ancient instruments and tunes and moves them forward, then he's going about it in the right way.

































