Savane (20th Anniversary Edition Yellow Vinyl)
Released in July 2006 via the World Circuit label, Savane was Ali Farka Touré’s final solo album, and a deeply resonant “farewell” work.
Artist: Ali Farka Toure
Genre: African Jazz/Funk/Psych
Label: BMG
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Recorded in Bamako, Mali with his specially assembled down-home ngoni group, and often acclaimed as his finest album, ‘Savane’ is both one of the most traditional and seemingly the most blues drenched of Ali’s recordings.
2026 celebrates the 20th anniversary of this landmark album, to honour this milestone, World Circuit is issuing a limited edition yellow colour vinyl and housed in a gatefold sleeve.
Whether you’ve lived with the music for two decades or are discovering it anew, this edition invites you to experience Savane with fresh eyes and ears.
TRACKLIST:
Side A
1. Erdi
2. Yer Boundo Fara
3. Beto
4. Savane
Side B
1. Soya
2. Penda Yoro
3. Machengoidi
4. Ledi Coumbe
5. Hanana
Side C
1. Soko Yhinka
2. Gambari Didi
3. Banga
4. N’Jarou
About the artist
One of the most internationally successful West African musicians of the '90s, Ali Farka Touré was described as "the African John Lee Hooker" so many times that it probably began to grate on both Touré's and Hooker's nerves. There is a lot of truth to the comparison, however, and it isn't exactly an insult. The guitarist, who also played other instruments such as calabash and bongos, shared with Hooker (and similar American bluesmen like Lightnin' Hopkins) a predilection for low-pitched vocals and midtempo, foot-stomping rhythms, often playing with minimal accompaniment.
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