The Source | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1992, 1993 | |||
Genre | World | |||
Length | 60:21 | |||
Label | World Circuit[1] | |||
Producer | Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré | |||
Ali Farka Touré chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
The Source is an album by Ali Farka Touré.
The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[4]
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "one of the most impressive performances is on 'Cin quante Six,' a solo instrumental: Toure establishes a cleanly picked folk rhythm, then overlays a flamenco-flavored melody that suggests a meeting of Leo Kottke and the Gipsy Kings."[5] Trouser Press called the album "most notable for the way it challenges the singer to move beyond blues ('Hawa Dolo') and to eschew simple guitar riffing for more intricate single-note lines ('Roucky')."[6]