Talking Timbuktu

Good vibes, all a bit samey though.

Without a doubt the most interesting album so far and probably a stable for the future. Songs I can get lost in, like Diaraby.
Ry Cooder is a cool guy.

3.25

It was a joy to listen to this album, what can I say? I'm no expert but this sounds so refreshing, different and beautiful. 5/5

Pretty alright, though mostly for the groove.

Not too bad for a world album, I enjoyed some of the instrumentation.

Another album that I see something here, but I just don't like it.

I have gained nothing from listening to this it was the most meh thing ever

Interesting and evocative hybrid of African desert blues and American blues.

Talking Timbuktu was very refreshing at this point in the challenge. Laid back and full of warmth, it had me in a good mood with just its first few songs.
Although some of the middle tracks felt a bit drawn out on first listen, the overall vibe was strong enough to briefly make me consider a 5⭐️. Definitely one I will keep in the rotation and could see growing on me with time.

This is the kind of "world" music I really dig. I love how it feels familiar and yet different. The blues mixed with folk elements really work.

I am uncultured.

I need to hear some Songhai Music which is not blues tinged, because most bluesy music knocks at least a star off due to my broken brain.

My God I struggled with this record. I can hear that the performances are good. I'm into the vocals. I'm not into the hypnotic, winding melodies. If I was in a trance like state, meditating or at a serene cafe reading a book then maybe I'd be able to understand it better

While I appreciate that this list has introduced me to something new, I’ve never heard of this guy before, but it was not for me. I found this to be dull and overly long.

I had the gravel wheels on my bike, so I went for an off-road course and got a bit lost and scratched up. It was a nice day. I had this as my soundtrack and it was perfect.
I should probably get a job, but for now this feels like it's what life is about. Why can't we just do shit like this all day, every day.

This was a great “listen while working” album today, and I suspect it would be a lovely “easing into Sunday morning” album too. But I can’t imagine any other times I would put it on.

Starts out interesting, different, but after the first 4 or 5 songs it becomes fairly repetitive, theres only so many times you can reuse that afrobeat bassline...

I've come to discover that I really hate this kind of music. It's so repetitive, dull, and for whatever reason every album is thirty minutes longer than it should be. I'm assuming there is a culture barrier keeping me away from appreciating this, as it is solid instrumentally, and nothing is obviously "bad," but there are very few things I'd rather not do than listen to this or Ali Farka Touré's other 1001 Album again.

Simple and pretty

Chill. Good while working.

December 24, 2024

It's been 800 albums and over two years since the last Toure- yet I put on Savane earlier this year so I don't need much to refresh my memory.

Hark! Thou cursed generator, why dost thou punish me with summer music before the feast of St. Nicholas 🎄

There was a day last summer that I recharged in the shade, and I swear my soul left my body for a minute (I missed the show I was walking to see for that reason). Listening to Talking Timbuktu feels a little like that: woozy, not sure how long it’s been since you sat down/pressed play. Good guitar tho 👍

HL: “Soukoura”, “Banga”, “Diaraby”