Ali and Toumani

Ali and Toumani is a 2010 record by Malian musicians Ali Farka Touré on the guitar and providing vocals and Toumani Diabaté on the kora.

It is the second album featuring the two musicians; it is a follow up to In the Heart of the Moon which was released in 2005.

Recorded in 2005 in London prior to concert dates in Europe following the release of In the Heart of the Moon, the album was released after Touré's death in 2006.

[1] Ali and Toumani features some older songs from Touré's repertoire: "Sabu Yerkoy", which celebrates Mali's independence, dates from the 1960's, and "Sina Mory" is the first song Touré ever heard on guitar in 1956.

Anyone can approach it easily, and it is the perfect initiation to Touré's talents for listeners who haven't yet heard him.