The album features in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and received the Grammy Award for Best World Music album of 1994. In 2009, the album was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe. 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. Talking Timbuktu is the 1994 collaboration album between Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré and American guitarist/producer Ry Cooder. Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder chronology Ali Ibrahim Ali Farka Touré (31 October 1939 â 6 March 2006) 1 2 was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continents most internationally renowned musicians.
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