The West African country of Mali has emerged in recent decades as an incredibly rich source of wonderful Music, from the haunting desert blues of various Touareg (Saharan nomads) bands such as Tinariwen, Toumast and Tamikrest to the driving Pop/Rock/Blues/touch-of-Funk of Amadou & Mariam. My first introduction to Malian Music back in the 80s was via the album The River by the late, great Ali Farke Toure, and not long after this, he made the album Talking Timbuktu with Ry Cooder. The story goes that Ali was touring in the US, hooked up with Ry who guested at a couple of gigs, they booked a studio for three days, jammed and recorded it, and this glorious album was the result. Gomni is the third track on the album and has a great vibe to it. It is sung in the Songhai language, one of numerous languages spoken by Ali, and is a celebration of the ethic of hard work!
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 23:48:05 +0000
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