- african blues, blues, desert blues, jazz
- 67 min
- 11 tracks
- Mango Records
The River is a studio album by Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist Ali Farka Touré. It was recorded in sessions at Studio Bolibana in Paris, and at the London-based Cold Storage Studios and Garden Studios. The album was released by the UK-based World Circuit label and distributed internationally by Mango Records.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- 1Ai Bine6:21
- 2Kenouna5:02
- 3Toungere7:32
- 4Heygana5:56
- 5Jungou7:24
- 6Goydiotodam6:26
- 7Lobo6:43
- 8Tamala8:06
- 9Boyrei5:21
- 10Tangambara5:23
- 11Instrumental2:59
11 tracks, 67 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ali Farka Touré
- Label
- Mango Records
- Released
- 1990
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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