Ry Cooder – Talking Timbuktu

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Label:	World Circuit – WCD 040
Format:	CD , Album, Repress
Country:	Europe
Released:	1994
Genre:	Folk, World, & Country
Style:	African

Tracklist

1	Bonde (Peul) Calabash, Vocals – Hamma Sankare Congas, Chorus – Oumar Toure Cümbüş – Ry Cooder Vocals, Electric Guitar, 6-String Banjo [Six String Banjo] – Ali Farka Toure*	5:28
2	Soukora (Bambara) Calabash, Vocals [Chorus] – Hamma Sankare Congas, Chorus – Oumar Toure Mandoguitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar [Toy] – Ry Cooder Vocals, Electric Guitar, Percussion – Ali Farka Toure* Calabash, Vocals [Chorus] – Hamma Sankare Congas, Chorus – Oumar Toure Mandoguitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar [Toy] – Ry Cooder Vocals, Electric Guitar, Percussion – Ali Farka Toure*	6:05
3	Gomni (Songhai) Bongos, Chorus – Oumar Toure Calabash, Vocals [Chorus] – Hamma Sankare Electric Guitar, Mbira – Ry Cooder Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*	7:00
4	Sega (Peul) Calabash – Hamma Sankare Congas – Oumar Toure Fiddle [Njarka] – Ali Farka Toure*	3:10
5	Amandrai (Tamasheck) Acoustic Bass – John Patitucci Calabash – Hamma Sankare Congas – Oumar Toure Drums – Jim Keltner Slide Guitar [Electric] – Ry Cooder Vocals, Electric Guitar – Ali Farka Toure* Acoustic Bass – John Patitucci Calabash – Hamma Sankare Congas – Oumar Toure Drums – Jim Keltner Slide Guitar [Electric] – Ry Cooder Vocals, Electric Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*	9:23
6	Lasidan (Bambara) Bass Guitar – John Patitucci Calabash – Hamma Sankare Congas – Oumar Toure Drums – Jim Keltner Electric Guitar – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Electric Guitar [Vox] – Ry Cooder Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ali Farka Toure* Bass Guitar – John Patitucci Calabash – Hamma Sankare Congas – Oumar Toure Drums – Jim Keltner Electric Guitar – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Electric Guitar [Vox] – Ry Cooder Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*	6:06
7	Keito (Songhai) Calabash, Vocals [Chorus] – Hamma Sankare Congas, Chorus – Oumar Toure Tambora [Tamboura] – Ry Cooder Vocals, Electric Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*	5:42
8	Banga (Songhai) Calabash – Hamma Sankare Congas – Oumar Toure Fiddle [Njarka] – Ali Farka Toure*	2:32
9	Ai Du (Songhai) Bass Guitar – John Patitucci Bongos, Chorus – Oumar Toure Calabash – Hamma Sankare Drums – Jim Keltner Slide Guitar [Electric], Mandolin – Ry Cooder Viola – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ali Farka Toure* Bass Guitar – John Patitucci Bongos, Chorus – Oumar Toure Calabash – Hamma Sankare Drums – Jim Keltner Slide Guitar [Electric], Mandolin – Ry Cooder Viola – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*	7:09
10	Diaraby (Bambara) Arranged By [Traditonal] – Ali Farka Toure* Calabash, Vocals [Chorus] – Hamma Sankare Congas, Chorus – Oumar Toure Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Marimba, Accordion [Sample] – Ry Cooder Vocals, Electric Guitar – Ali Farka Toure* Arranged By [Traditonal] – Ali Farka Toure* Calabash, Vocals [Chorus] – Hamma Sankare Congas, Chorus – Oumar Toure Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Marimba, Accordion [Sample] – Ry Cooder Vocals, Electric Guitar – Ali Farka Toure*	7:26

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At – Ocean Way Recording
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress – I-0868

Credits

Coordinator – Jenny Adlington
Engineer [Assistant] – Jim Champagne
Executive-Producer – Nick Gold
Liner Notes – Nick Gold
Lyrics By – Ali Farka Toure*
Mixed By – Mark Ettel
Music By – Ali Farka Toure*
Photography By – Susan Titelman
Producer – Ry Cooder
Recorded By – Mark Ettel

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Ocean Way Recording Studio, Los Angeles, September 1993.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles.

John Patitucci appears courtesy of GRP Records.

Made in

*Song languages appear in parentheses after song titles.

There are 3 different similar versions:
1, without any SID codes: Ali Farka Touré With Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu
2, this one with mould SID but no mastering SID
2, with mastering and mould SID: Ali Farka Touré With Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 5 019842 004027 >
Barcode (Scanned): 5019842004027
Matrix / Runout (Variants 1, 2, 3): SONOPRESS I-0868 / WCD040 A1
Mastering SID Code (Variants 1, 2, 3): none
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0722
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0737
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0707

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Talking Timbuktu (CD, Album)	World Circuit	HNCD 1381	US	1994
Recently Edited	Talking Timbuktu (LP, Album, DMM)	World Circuit	WCB 040	UK	1994
New Submission	Talking Timbuktu (Cassette, Album)	World Circuit	WCC 040, WCC040		1994
New Submission	Talking Timbuktu (Cassette, Album)	Hannibal Records	HNBC 1381	US	1994
Recently Edited	Talking Timbuktu (CD, Album)	World Circuit	WCD 040	Europe	1994