AMOUMINE, ALI AG - Takamba

Hypnotic recording session with griot ALI" AG AMOUNINE at his home in Timbouctou. Playing the distinctive style of Northern Mali and Niger known as Takamba-droning electrified traditional guitar accompanied by a haunting rhythm tapped on a calabash-Ali navigates a repertoire drawing on music learned on his travels and his own compositions. Comes with a bonus 7" of acoustic performances. Co-release with Sahel Sounds." -Mississippi