Ali and Toumani is a 2010 record by Malian musicians Ali Farka Touré on the guitar and providing vocals and Toumani Diabaté on the kora. The album was released after Touré's death in 2006.[12]

Ali and Toumani
Studio album by Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté
Released	February 23, 2010
Recorded	Livingston Studios, London 24th,25th,26th June 2005
Genre	African Blues
Length	49:41
Label	World Circuit
Producer	Nick Gold

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	89/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Financial Times	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Los Angeles Times	[6]
Mojo	[7]
MusicOMH	[8]
Pitchfork Media	8.3/10[9]
Q	[10]
The Telegraph	[11]

Track listing

Musicians

• Ali Farka Touré – guitar (tracks 1-11)
• Toumani Diabate – kora (tracks 1-11)
• Orlando "Cachaíto" López – bass (tracks 1,2,5,6,11)
• Vieux Farka Touré – congas (tracks 2,5,11) backing vocals (track 2)
• Souleye Kané – backing vocals (track 2)
• Ali Magassa – backing vocals (track 2)
• Tim Keiper – percussion (track 5,11)

Professional reviews

• Kitty Empire (February 14, 2010). "Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté: Ali and Toumani". Guardian Observer. Guardian News and Media.

References

• "Ali and Toumani" Makes Metacritic List of Best-Reviewed Albums of 2010, January 12, 2011

External links

• Ali and Toumani at Nonesuch Records
• Ali and Toumani at World Circuit Records
• David Hanks, Ali Farka Touré – A Thorough Discography