Ali Farka Toure Diaraby

[VypalonG]

The congas, the calabash (calebasse for the French), and Ali's guitar are the only instruments used here. There's no backing guitar, keyboard, or any looping. Having said that, listen to the solo that starts at around the 2:04 mark and hear for yourself why Ali Farka Toure is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was playing the rhythm and lead parts simultaneously, giving us the impression that there was at the very least a keyboardist or backup guitarist somewhere.

[indian2345]

im 17 and i grew up listening to this, I'd like to thank for introducing me to this

[hedjamavieille]

Great musicians are those who know how not to overkill a song with too much lead guitar. See from 2:03 to 3:09, how he just lets the vibes flow. He allows us to get the beauty of the song, peacefully.

[DonMegaphone]

Ali makes it look easy. It isn't. RIP.

[TheMina31]

The son that I had the immense pleasure of meeting this year, is doing a superb job!

[JessicaLE46]

killer song. cuts to the heart.

[bechir1900]

my folks think that am too young to listen to this kinda music. i love Ali's music, the essence of blues. RIP

[rickjames01234]

This guy is good, love this tune

[BeatrisLeonor]

Amo isso demais!

[ColdOasisU2]

really amazing album talking timbuktu i'm talking about

[polumasno]

kakav kralj!

[yubistina]

je suis amoureux de cette chanson

[losan64]

ALI tu me fais vivre!! PEACE

[Sovnarkom]

thumbs up if you heard this on NPR

[smodak9288]

amazing. does anyone know where i can find instructions online to make one of those calabash gourd drums?

[glynchandeliers]

One of the most sublime love songs ever written. Proof if needed for people who are used to seeing news images of a violent war torn continent that Africa and its people are also much about culture and beauty.

[YoMamaBeenLurkin]

Quality. We will all be listening to this 20 years from now.

[ZahedsMusicAlbum]

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[monos112]

tears



[64C88]

one of the best musical pieces you can find today. Every melody is so peacefull. Has anyone sampled this before?

[oPorchMonkey4Life]

Your music will ALWAYS live on. God bless Ali.

[labranti]

Une musique thérapeutique.Ne pleure pas ma bien aimée(Kerila Diaraby) Ali Farka Touré est artistiquement immortelle

[labranti]

Une musique thérapeutique.Ne pleure pas ma bien aimée(Kerila Diaraby) Ali Farka Touré est artistiquement immortelle

[kikico1]

why is this in the Nick Jonas mix

[aliomar21]

this is the music they play on  NPR Radio every evening b4 BBC News comes on isn't it?

[iayyam]

@aliomar21 It used to be for a long time, now it's been changed.

[int0xication]

je viens seulement de lire les paroles, merci muneebsa.

bon vieux farka touré tu m'entends ?? t'es là ? à quand tu nous sortiras une musique aussi tripante que celle là ? tu le peux, cherche dans tes gènes et dans la sensibilité que t'ont transmis ton père et l'inspiration viendra.. alors ne nous fais pas trop attendre , merci d'avance :)

[Onelovesoul]

Isnt it funny how some of the most simple ideas are the ones we can relate and love the most. This song sounds good to someone who may not even understand it. Thank you for the translation.

[Tamoharadasa]

Very beautiful and subtle.

[bliefting]

Wonderful song. I really like the relaxed and 'laid back' mood of many of Ali Farka Toure's songs.

Thanks a lot for uploading this!

[StReEtWaRRiOr21]

im 15 and i like it, so relaxing......

[FireOfpassion]

now he is a real NOBLE...of our mande............. there's a big differenc with hismuisc and the others from the mande........ your born into nobilty you can't become it. big up to all the real TOURES ALL OVER........

[beeroosterm]

@FireOfpassion Fuck nobility! Good Lord - what a backward thing to say!

[FireOfpassion]

@beeroosterm.. wow it's sad how some people take out their negativity on others.. just cause your life is taking a wrong turn right now that does not mean u have to come on here and take out on us.. go take boxing class or something, go punch a wall... avec ta tete de magouyala........ I will not insult you, cause u know why? it's not worth it... i have a beautiful life and it's meaningful.. the comment u insulted it toward my poeple of the MANDE. which you do not have any clue of.. peace, bless

[beeroosterm]

@FireOfpassion Negativity? Perhaps I should describe in a more detailed manner what the idea of nobility (a title by birthright) means to me. It is nothing. No one can claim superiority by birthright; any accomplishment must be individually earned. When FireofPassion claims that you cannot become noble but are born to it and therefore AFT's abilities and accomplishments come from him being born to it rather than working to achieve them, it takes all his hard work and creativity and pisses on it.

[FireOfpassion]

@beeroosterm BRAVO... AMEN..... have a bless day... AND NOBILITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM BEING AN ARTIST..... JUST LET IT GO... ONLY PEOPPLE OF THE MANDE UNDERSTAND MY POINTS... PLEASE GO FORWARD YOUR ANGER ON SOMEWHERE ESLE... BETTER YET, TAKE A DEEP BREATH... SHALOM

[FireOfpassion]

@beeroosterm yes i agree with you on your detail, very true maybe i should make mother read this.. so we can all move on, and i can become a yoga instructor than something i shall not be happy with..

[beeroosterm]

@FireOfpassion So fuck you and your backwardness and your ignorance.

[aBigHairySpider]

The Source is one of my favorite albums. RIP!

[mayamlou]

what I hate is others are stealing African Music style and are not giving or trading their knowledge out!

[charvesa]

knock me out!

[cu011810]

Great Great............food for my soul. RIP

[nidimages]

bonne nuit les petits chats!

[blackaset]

Obviously it is a language, not a dialect, spoken in Mali, whence Ali Farka Toure hailed. Please learn the difference betwixt the two. Second, I would like to precisely what language, since I know that he sang in different languages. Thanks.

[JuraBL]

@blackaset It's Bambara I think.

[MrWhoops12345]

miss him terribly,saw him at barbican/festival hall a true gent

[H20RIDER]

Ce mec es le Bomb!" 

[SirOctavious]

@muneebsa Do you have the original (untranslated) lyrics, perchance?

[LadyFernwood]

merci beaucoup!

[iament100]

the man

[MrKimdeak]

Vraiment les choses qui se prennent au serieux se font noter. La preuve: cette oeuvre incroyable de cet homme humble et au talent insupperable.

Bravo Farka Toure et reposes en paix.

Ta musique a remplacé, de nuit, mon livre de chevet.

Merci mil fois

[StarfireEKS]

i find this so deep, this is reall music

[beeroosterm]

@StarfireEKS Deep? Deep? This is the most childish, simplistic song I've ever heard. It's a fucking nursery rhyme...

[StarfireEKS]

@beeroosterm who said you could talk bitch??? SHUT THE FUCK UP

[beeroosterm]

@StarfireEKS Eat my shorts, you stupid nigger...

[MrMamour78]

j adore ce son de ali farka

[stefaniasjofn]

I love this song.

[nizar80]

boone chanson nous voulons la traduction.....salut de maroc

[adeel1514]

BEAUTIFULLLL

[Trumblebee]

love this so much!!

[talayou]

RIP you great legend. Your son is doing a good job in your foot step. God bless

[tzeqin]

what a man

[bravo2323]

talk about blues Africa has a different feel to it no disrespect to various genres but hey for you own consideration talk about blues

[loveleenjuicyqueen]

sweeeeeeeeeet! lovely song, from the HEAART for real!!

[Swordfish985]

Que de beaux souvenirs...le Mali enchanteur, j'en garde de beaux souvenirs, les maliens, un peuple extraordinaire, rien que d'y penser, j'ai les larmes aux yeux. A tous les maliens, restez comme vous êtes, ne changez surtout pas, vous contrairement à ce que pourrait penser beaucoup de gens, vous êtes bien en avance surtout les grandes nations de ce malheureux monde !.

[tchibangcity]

c'est profond c beau c live c vrai c du son sans artificie vive la musique d'ou qu'elle soit vive la vie merci ali

[DreaddHeadd]

what is the drum that the sitting dude plays?

[VraiDiouf]

@DreaddHeadd which "dude"? the one sitting on the ground? or the one standing up? The guy standing up is what you call in English Conga drum. The guy sitting down is not playing a drum, he's playing a Calabash.

[dreadedwheat26]

@DreaddHeadd my name is somewhat like yours. aint that cool

[hamsterdj78]

je l'ai vu en 1997 à strasbourg il a signé un autographe à ma mère

[GreatMooglyGoogly]

Gorgeous.

[gracedivine1]

tros bien il chante bien pour plus d'information je ne suis pas malienne mais franchement j'ai aimé

[crabjuice08]

unreal tears

[MrMatiouz]

dla fusée!!!

[bryandogman]

TUUUUUUUUUNE

[whsonic]

pure beauty

[hamsterdj78]

il a vraiment un style bien a lui sa musique me rend amoureux

[RasTmaan]

I love the song, but I also love  "Debe" and "Gomni" no body can melody the guitar like Ali Toure

[val91201]

and let's not forget that masterpiece

 "Ai Du"

[Yoyotubing]

this guy is a legend........he sings from another planet......so awesome

[bradouan]

good music, is normal, Africans are the origin of musics like that, blues, jazz...

[carlosrevolucionado]

What are you talking about?? stupid?? it is a matter of culture and as such you should respect it.

[stargate669]

carlos I respect your culture dude. I respect your britney spears, justin timberlake, your mcdonalds, your rambo movies, your fox news. Respect dude.

[parvusflamma]

I LOVE this song, one of my all time favorites for sure!

[khalidelbedri]

AFRICA Blues

[JRDunassigned]

ORIGINAL Blues :)

[747Tino]

Thank You !!!

[foreverbrancusi]

merveilleax.merci

[khayman042]

Thanks for this. The translated lyrics just add so much to this song.

Do you have or can you translate the lyrics to Soukora? I think it's in Bambara

[inibo]

Sublime.

[jedicelt]

Absolutely beautiful song

[ozguurbas]

does anyone has translation of lyrics?

[muneebsa]

The English translation of lyrics are included in the "info" section of this vidoe (click more info on the right).

[gqwestcoast]

he sayin that. what hapen to u my love dn't cry evendo i do not hav money to give u but i can offer u my love... it abt somethin like that

[blackaset]

@muneebsa: Do you know in what language the origina is sung?

[MrWhoops12345]

@blackaset ,mali dialect

[maximepaquin1]

@muneebsa Thank you for the translation! Do you know where I could find the original lyrics? I would like to read them and compare with the translation to know more about that language! :)

[andes254]

STUUUUUUUUUUUPIIIIIIIIID

[LITEDAMIDGE]

I'll never forget the first time i saw this, I'd gotten back home from the pub after having a stupid argument with my then girlfriend, i turned the tv on and this song just stopped me in my tracks. Id never liked world music or anything before cos i was an indie-rock kid, but this opened my ears and i still play this all the time. RIP to the great man, i owe you for this.

[Namayanja4]

No words can express how incredible this music is... thank you Ali Farka. Makes me miss Africa so much.

[RoyBatty42]

Ah, the Geo Quiz theme song - guaranteed to stay in your head the rest of the day.

...and make you want to dance in a skirt.

[ashtonnesmith]

Yes geo quiz theme gives me goosebumps

[ashtonnesmith]

the song ?

[stefaniasjofn]

this song is so beautiful !

[ancientpride01]

I really can't wait to see you again my beloved Timbuktu. Oh! how I long for you my dear Africa....inshallah soon I'll be there.

Much love to my African Brothers and Sisters.

[varickwt]

kanna kassi- "do not cry"...

[varickwt]

Diaraby means "sweetheart" or "love", this is a long song...sung in Manding or Bambara.

[dujajebach]

I Like To Explore Music, Now I'm into African Music. I Like Youssou N'dour , Mory Kante Also, But Now I Have Found Out About Mr. Toure, Great Artist... Moments Of Pure Inspiration...

[MrWhoops12345]

@dujajebach ,try saef kalifa

[marker011]

Not music you hear with your ears. It goes straight to your soul.

[vesteraalen]

This is simply music from antother dimension.

I got nothing else but true respect for this artist

[ainiLeely]

thank you Ali Farka

[dreadedwheat26]

i wanna cry listening to this,fantastic

[lukeashmoore]

I really need to know what make of guitar he uses here. someone help!

[argybargy79]

@lukeashmoore yeah me too! I've seen Vieux use the same one, but no idea what make it is! They both are amazing guitarists, and i too would love to know more about this guitar

[mehmus]

this stuff is out of this world.. God bless you Ali..

[ssballs]

To see the performance after hearing this song for (20?)years with a translation...thank you!

[GeSpintoje]

Would you be kind enough to share a translation of the words... ? :)))

[GeSpintoje]

Heh, sorry, i'm such a fool I havent seen the translation on the right corner ;)

[Knockturnall1]

good music.

[jahrastaluv]

that's my shit...!!! great song!!!

rip ali!!

jah bless

[mello87]

grande ali¡

[Ethiorise]

The like of Ali are very rare in this world.  He was a genius... he was a gift to the world of music!

[VraiDiouf]

This man, right here, this is my hero. He's my other father.

[elfourno]

see your still listening my soul bruv

[lukeashmoore]

such a good guitar player