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Lobi Traore

Title: Mali Blue

Label: Dixiefrog

Cat No:DFGCD8574
Format:CD

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"Mali Blue" collects together 14 of the best tracks from the 4 superb albums (now mostly deleted) that Lobi Traore released between 1991 and 1998. Based in France for many years, he was born in Mali, like his mentor Ali Farka Toure who features on several of these tracks as player and producer.

Lobi Traore is a skilled guitarist, plays a number of traditional Bambara instruments and has a warm rich vocal style. As with Farka Toure, his music is also heavily re-influenced by the Blues, but unlike his mentor he has regrettably never been widely discovered by the UK public. Now's the time...

Track Listing for Mali Blue
01. Warani
02. Sadiourou
03. Nama De Yele
04. Dunya
05. A Magni
06. Moryene Kalan
07. Ni Tougou La 1Mogo Miko
08. Wolodennu
09. Tiekoroba
10. Tjounde
11. Maya Ye Sanka Ye
12. Fatouma Be
13. Anun Ka Ben
14. Ni Tougou La Mogo Miko (Live)

Reviews

HMV Choice

The pick of the Malian bluesman's last four albums. Elemental stuff.

fRoots - Rick Sanders

Rippling energy, deep resonancies, total assurance - this is Bambara blues at its best.

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