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Vieux Farka Touré — Dounia
Album: Vieux Farka Touré
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Released: 2007
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SUPERB!! Thanx RP!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 bodyschool wrote:
The Ottomans were all over the place and shared a lot of musical styles. Check the Black Sea "Horon" music and dance. You may see some similarities in the music and maybe even the dance. 

 

Posted 3 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
 yodasan_magoo wrote:
Sorry, not interested.  I find no redeeming qualities to this music.  Ah, Dire Straits is up next, that will wash the bad taste out of my ears.

 
I find it interesting that in 2011 Bill followed up with Dire Straits, and today Dire Straits followed up again. On some sort of 5 year rotation of play lists at the moment.
Posted 7 years ago by forthbrdge    [ Reply ]
Nice.  Great sound.  
 
Posted 8 years ago by ilibjorn    [ Reply ]
 bodyschool wrote:

 I see this is an old comment, but I really wonder the same thing about a lot of musical connections like this.  Another way we're more alike than different?  Are there no studies?

philbertr wrote:

I've been wondering, ever since first hearing AfroCelts, about the similarities between African and Celtic music.  Could there have been some contacts that aren't recorded in our histories?


 

Try to check out the detailed liner notes from this cd; "Putumayo offers the compelling collection Dublin to Dakar, a veritable feast of worldwide Celtic music, accompanied by excellent liner notes detailing the migration-derived legacy of the Celts. African, Gypsy, Latin, Arabic, Indian, Scandinavian and Reggae elements are combined with Celtic music to create a unique, cross-cultural musical feast."
Posted 8 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
TerryS wrote:
Ehh, touche

 
Touret. At least what I feel like developing when listening to thais. %&ç%&ç+*ç/&
Posted 8 years ago by joempie    [ Reply ]
 Huey wrote:

That guy from Scotland.

 Ehh, touche
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
So, who's Jimmy? {#Stupid}

 
That guy from Scotland.
Posted 8 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
 I see this is an old comment, but I really wonder the same thing about a lot of musical connections like this.  Another way we're more alike than different?  Are there no studies?

philbertr wrote:

I've been wondering, ever since first hearing AfroCelts, about the similarities between African and Celtic music.  Could there have been some contacts that aren't recorded in our histories?
 

Posted 9 years ago by bodyschool    [ Reply ]

Nice.  I'm sure his dad would be very proud.

 
Posted 9 years ago by hallogallo    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

In what language "FARKA" means donkey...?

 
I think it is Malian.  From the Wikipedia biography;
He was born in 1939 in the village of Kanau, on the banks of the Niger River in the cercle of Gourma Rharous in the northwestern Malian region of Tombouctou. His family moved to the nearby village of Niafunké when he was still an infant. He was the tenth son of his mother but the only one to survive past infancy. “The name I was given was Ali Ibrahim, but it’s a custom in Africa to give a child a strange nickname if you have had other children who have died”, Touré was quoted as saying in a biography on his Record Label, World Circuit Records. His nickname, “Farka”, chosen by his parents, means “donkey”, an animal admired for its tenacity and stubbornness: “Let me make one thing clear. I’m the donkey that nobody climbs on!” Ethnically, he was part Songrai, part Fula. 
Posted 9 years ago by fstory    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
" farka " means donkey. it was his fathers nickname, I love it that Vieux chose to take it . his dad's ax still sings.{#Sunny}

 
In what language "FARKA" means donkey...?
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]

HABIB KOITE got a new album out - his first in 8 years!

 

"SOO" called!


Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
" farka " means donkey. it was his fathers nickname, I love it that Vieux chose to take it . his dad's ax still sings.{#Sunny}
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
might be better than ali in time.....{#Cheers}   {#Boohoo}{#Guitarist}  ( the fiddle is because we have no other icons that work )
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Where's the Chimney Man? {#Wink}
Posted 10 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
So, who's Jimmy? {#Stupid}
 
Fred, you kill me sometimes. Always healthy to get this kind of comment from time to time...
(Song's okay, by the way.) 
Posted 10 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 yodasan_magoo wrote:
Sorry, not interested.  I find no redeeming qualities to this music.  Ah, Dire Straits is up next, that will wash the bad taste out of my ears.
 

THIS MUSIC PRECEEDS,  AND IS THE ROOT OF THE BLUES, WHICH GAVE BIRTH TO ROCK. no intrest, no ear, heart or soul. the ancient chants and rythems live in all music.....
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
AS GOOD AS HIS FATHER.
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
if i were in a space shuttle looking out the window at stars and earth rising, this would be a very nice thing to hear. it's pretty cool in my living room too.
Posted 11 years ago by midreaming    [ Reply ]
Sounds Celtic.
Posted 11 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
So, who's Jimmy? {#Stupid}
 
I think its ''Good Job The Chimney Breast'
              
               '' Good Job The Chimney''  
Posted 11 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
Best heard laying in a tent in Malawi with something tasting like rum inside my stomach.
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Like A Lot{#Smile}
Posted 11 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
Sorry, not interested.  I find no redeeming qualities to this music.  Ah, Dire Straits is up next, that will wash the bad taste out of my ears.
Posted 12 years ago by yodasan_magoo    [ Reply ]
A good son, keeping dad's loving memory alive.
Posted 12 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
So, who's Jimmy? {#Stupid}
Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 psg wrote:
As much as I like this, I just can't help but hearing a BBQ lighter clicking. What is that percussion (?) instrument?
 

Two normal, avarage spoons!
No, I am not kidding!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]

Good - but there are tons of better musicians in Mali.


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Sau guat!
Posted 13 years ago by kletzing    [ Reply ]
 dookie wrote:
go to the source
listen to his dad
 
Sound advice. . .  Ali Farka Toure brought me to Malian music like so many countless others. Well worth the effort to explore. But this is still a fine piece.
Posted 13 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
{#No}
Posted 13 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
who has the Gin yeah!  I must be thirsty

Posted 13 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
AWESOME{#Clap}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
must be hungry.  today i hear "i am i am a hamburger!"
Posted 13 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

sounds Homore like "I YAM I YAM A HONDA GUY" to me

 
HA!  Awesome?  Now I just wait for that line.  {#Roflol}
Posted 13 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:

What?{#Stupid}
 
sounds more like "I YAM I YAM A HONDA GUY" to me

Posted 13 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
same riff, upside down. tricky.
Posted 14 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]

"oh yah, I got oxygen in me. . ."

{#Shifty}

Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]

Vieux Farka Toure - "Ai du" Live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIP5CeEK_c

"The son of the great Ali Farka paying tribute to the father with a cover of one of his father's most beloved songs, "Ai Du," which appeared in films such as "Unfaithful" and "L'Auberge Espagnole." Vieux is also playing the late Ali's guitar during this rendition."

(Produced by Andrea Wozny; Courtesy of Modiba Productions and Joe's Pub)
Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
As much as I like this, I just can't help but hearing a BBQ lighter clicking. What is that percussion (?) instrument?
Posted 14 years ago by psg    [ Reply ]
More like Buddy Holly than I ever imagined. Nice.

Posted 14 years ago by gottech    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
That's funny, I am a Honda Car too ...

 
What?{#Stupid}
Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
That's funny, I am a Honda Car too ...

Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
 paulmack wrote:

Your open-mindedness is so refreshing. Better not every leave the country - kinda different elsewhere. I guess you could venture to England. And Australia. They're not so scary.
 
dude was making a joke

Posted 14 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
 weez wrote:

I'm wondering if he's spinning it in the right direction. Maybe if you play it the other way it will sound correct and you'll hear secret messages.  (jk - cool tune)

 

Your open-mindedness is so refreshing. Better not every leave the country - kinda different elsewhere. I guess you could venture to England. And Australia. They're not so scary.
Posted 14 years ago by paulmack    [ Reply ]
 Wizzuvv_oz wrote:

I always like when Bill spins in this direction.

 
I'm wondering if he's spinning it in the right direction. Maybe if you play it the other way it will sound correct and you'll hear secret messages.  (jk - cool tune)

Posted 14 years ago by weez    [ Reply ]
Great song from a very good album.
I have many Ali Farka Toure albums,
so I was excited when Vieux came on the scene.

I was lucky enough to attend a very small, intimate concert by Vieux Farka Toure in Toronto.
He was even better live.  He really turned it up a notch... much more electric, and a bit funkier.


Posted 14 years ago by flatpicker    [ Reply ]
go to the source
listen to his dad

Posted 14 years ago by dookie    [ Reply ]
good lord this is sooo goood
Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
There is something about folk music that appeals to the heart! Love this!
Posted 14 years ago by Blip    [ Reply ]
Interesting how a few voices singing in unison can have as much or more richness as some harmonies. 

My first intro to African music was hearing Missa Luba back in the mid-60's on WCLV Saturday Night. A whole new world. 
Posted 14 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
Well I've been to very few cities that didn't have an "Irish" pub, even in China!  (Not always run by an irishman though).

Please - more world music and less warbling caucasian women like Krauss et al.


Posted 14 years ago by DavidS_UK    [ Reply ]
 Limpopoking wrote:
you either like this or you don't... I like this!... a lot!
 
I always like when Bill spins in this direction.  So nice to hear African harmonies that aren't Lady Blacksmith Mambazo (is that right?  I like them too but overplayed)

Posted 14 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
 keller1 wrote:
Ironic you should mention AfroCelts ... I was just thinking what a short musical distance it is from this to the Celtic stuff.
 
I've been wondering, ever since first hearing AfroCelts, about the similarities between African and Celtic music.  Could there have been some contacts that aren't recorded in our histories?

Posted 15 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
you either like this or you don't... I like this!... a lot!
Posted 15 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
 Too Earth bound.
 

Too earth bound? Surely you jest.
Posted 15 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Pointing at the Chimney - I'm pointing at the chimney...
Posted 15 years ago by big_gare    [ Reply ]
no comment  -   7.
Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Ha, recognised this without really listening. Excellent work Bill and Rebecca for giving us a real broad spectrum of good music.
Posted 15 years ago by Patnet    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
nice. much prefer to hear interesting music from around the world as opposed to fusion crap (AfroCelts) or predigested pop-artist collaborations (Paul Simon or Peter Gabriel)
 

Ironic you should mention AfroCelts ... I was just thinking what a short musical distance it is from this to the Celtic stuff.

BTW, couldn't disagree more about AfroCelts —- most of their CDs are good from beginning to end.

And best of all, they're not Radiohead!
Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Love this.
Posted 15 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
From my sister who is in Mali: "farka" is the Koryaboro (Sonrai/Songhay/Songhai) word for "donkey". It's a superstition among the Songhai that if you give a child an "ugly" name, they're more likely to survive to adulthood (conversely, giving a child your own name is prideful and therefore inviting something unfortunate). It's fairly likely that Ali Farka Toure's father lost at least a few of Ali's older siblings as infants or young children, and so picked the name to help guarantee his growing up.

Edit: spelled things wrong.
Posted 15 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Eclectic-OK...but not for me. Too Earth bound.
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Makes a nice change!
Posted 15 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
nice. much prefer to hear interesting music from around the world as opposed to fusion crap (AfroCelts) or predigested pop-artist collaborations (Paul Simon or Peter Gabriel)
Posted 15 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
I get that question all the time, and it is indeed a great opportunity to promote RP. Fortunately no exploding heads resulting so far. In Bill we Trust. rtrudeau wrote:
I'm longing for the day that someone asks, "what kind of music do you like?" and I get to reply, "Listen to Radio Paradise and you'll find out!" If they're used to Clear Channel garbage and they hear something wonderful like this, their heads might explode.
Posted 15 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
It must be the French influence because I really hear the folk style of Maritime Canada. Good music.
Posted 15 years ago by Ericac    [ Reply ]
This is great, and reminds me of this band, Tinariwen that I heard in Morocco. RP would do well to get some :)
Posted 15 years ago by tcbeatie    [ Reply ]
"I am I am a Honda Car"
Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Pleasant - thank you.
Posted 15 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
rtrudeau wrote:
I'm longing for the day that someone asks, "what kind of music do you like?" and I get to reply, "Listen to Radio Paradise and you'll find out!" If they're used to Clear Channel garbage and they hear something wonderful like this, their heads might explode.
(for the sentiment, if not the exploding heads!)
Posted 15 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]
Yes one of his 11 children !
Posted 15 years ago by enaam    [ Reply ]
Have been listening to Ali Farka Toure for a few years good to see he left a good legacy.
Posted 15 years ago by enaam    [ Reply ]
I'm longing for the day that someone asks, "what kind of music do you like?" and I get to reply, "Listen to Radio Paradise and you'll find out!" If they're used to Clear Channel garbage and they hear something wonderful like this, their heads might explode.
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
This is my favourite style of African music. Love the guitar sound. Love the complex rhythm.
Posted 16 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
Naaldekoker wrote:
I wonder, does anyone know if this is the famous Ali Farka Toure's son perhaps?
Yes
Posted 16 years ago by kaz    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP, I probably never would have heard this anywhere else.
Posted 16 years ago by russteaches    [ Reply ]
Thank you RP - INDEED! ...trust the DJ!
Posted 16 years ago by Naaldekoker    [ Reply ]
I wonder, does anyone know if this is the famous Ali Farka Toure's son perhaps?
Posted 16 years ago by Naaldekoker    [ Reply ]
That just pulled my concentration away from my sourcecode... Sounds great!
Posted 16 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
This is great stuff!
Posted 16 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
very unique rhythm
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Kora + guitar=
Posted 16 years ago by majdim7th    [ Reply ]
RP is great...where else would you be exposed to such as this...Bill, you rock... t
Posted 16 years ago by tea-head    [ Reply ]
great music from mali
Posted 16 years ago by cosinus    [ Reply ]