Mali - African Music Legends - Ali Farka Toure 8

[diyonisha]

good stuff

[mothusir]

Smooth 

[DoktorTTA]

bordel ça claque !!!!!

[beeroosterm]

Pass me the blunt. Christ, what's so great about this shit? It's incredibly boring...

[ashleys5093]

@beeroosterm we all like different things.the more things each person likes the better i say..

[beeroosterm]

@ashleys5093 Why? Why is it better if I liked more "things"?

[vidaripollen]

wow

[dimpako31]

Cette musique me va droit au coeur....Merci  et que vous benis

[MrStresow]

das ist Blues vom feinsten

[2JAMMY]

very nice music - love it! :):):)

[maximilian333]

you don't need the words to understand it.

[Islammormonfalse]

COOL

[robbie69612]

I saw him live just brilliant !! nice clip

[Bafingkul]

Hommage à Ali Farka Toure , le MAÎTRE!

Bafing kul

[smoniews]

the king

[Galacticplane]

The Great Ali Farka Toure, RIP, Long Live the King, Ali Farka Toure...

[gqwestcoast]

the real blues is right here baby

[afroda3]

fantastique bocoum!! tu as simplifie le message avec beaucoup d eloquence a la hauteur du chef d oeuvre qu est ce morceau moi j ai eut la chance de grandir parmi ces delices de l AFRIQUE, il faut dire que nous devons nous battre pour cette AFRIQUE la et la retirer des mains sales de nos dirigants odieux qui nous entrainent vers le precipice...

queDIEU BENISSE L AFRIQUE ET NOUS PRESERVENT DU MAL...

[daksoum2007]

merci pour l interpretation.

[hasjoined]

i dont like the way that voice talking

"..." speekin "ai du "

[topraksoner]

i love you ali babaaaaaaaaaaa :)

[IpkisStanley]

anyone know what effects is he using on the guitar?

[TheBrowndawg]

i thought it was a chorus pedal but from what i can gather, he played through a roland jazz chorus amp which, funnily enough has a a light chorus sound and my guess would be he had the gain a little past halfway. could be way off but i reckon youd go close by trying that.

[afroda3]

browndawg here go the" expert"that can critique anything but can do shit themselves keep your expertise private leave us ignorant in our bliss...

[TheBrowndawg]

@afroda3 i wasnt critiquing anything dickhead, just replying to the guy who asked what effects he used. i never claimed to be an expert so go suck a fart out of a budgies arse

[afroda3]

the browndawg of course your mouth is as filthy as your judgement...

[afroda3]

browndawg ...of course your mouth is as filthy as your attitude...no surprise there...

[sortalucid34]

He always plays a Roland Jazz Chorus amp with the chorus on, and here he is using a Boss octave effect (the brown pedal). He uses a similar sound to this all through the album "Niafunke"

[ocaye]

kkkkkkk

[fipsicola]

its from the album talking timbuktu

[uncletom321]

Great song anybody know the name of it and where i can find it?

[thatsprettygood]

Sounds like Ai du.

[JazzSistah]

It is called .... Ai du.... by Ali Farka Toure he is accompanied by Ry Cooder ... there version is NICE

[jedicelt]

His music is the sun, the moon, the soil we live on - it's deep and earthy.

[IpkisStanley]

That's right. Apparently he used to think of himself as a farmer first then a musician. I think that shows that he was a very humble and "down to earth" person. I love his music and I also love how his (Muslim) faith and spirituality were a part of it!

[iphil25]

Hey georges3601, in this song he only copied a little bit of some great stuff old black americans used to do. His blues riff is not bad, but not as great as most of you are portraying here. Give me a break .

Go listen to some Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, BB King and many many more, you'll know what deep blues is about.

[throbule]

Ali Farka Toure was, and is a legend and without him, his African music ancestry and of course, slavery, the history of American music (not just blues) would have taken a very different route, and I think, would have been a very impoverished affair.

BB King, et al are brilliant, but they know their musical heritage.

Give me the undiluted musical buzz of Africa every time!

[gjazz22]

Yes go back to the stone age. and tell this guy not to use electricity, If you paint a flower ,dose that mean no one can paint flowers any more. People do not own art... they borrow it from time to time that is all, Do you think that these guys did not take it from another people? U R not that foolish....

[throbule]

gjazz - I think you misunderstood our conversation here.

We were not talking about art - we were talking about the origins of a particular style of music.

You don't make much sense with your comment anyway, but I am not too surprised seeing that English is probably your second language.

We are not little boys here and you are not that clever yet, so do read what we are saying fully before you reply otherwise you make a fool of yourself again.

Byeeeeeeeeeeee

[chiefayic2]

The one you described is Afel Bocoum. But, Ali is definitely in that video.................unless you dont know the man. Well in that case, he is the one rocking the guitar. 1 luv

[throbule]

chiefayic - Thanks for that. I can see Ali is there but the main man I did not recognize. Beautiful music and thanks again.....Peace

[Spongyb]

Ali Farka is the one on the guitar

[koyteSSS]

dove nasce la musica

[cpasgentil]

Ali Farka Touré is Great. Very "communicating" ; a rare quality ...

R.I.P.

[kichw]

wow....thats what i call real blues..always from africa

[yayafitini]

i've never seen someone that can translate a song like this guy.he does it so well that he touches your soul and he knows how to sing too. THAT'S MY AFRICA

[abbielayachi]

(Y)

[doobeedoobeedooo]

mmmm it touches the soul

[hackattack229]

awesome song!!!

[doobeedoobeedooo]

brilliant this is the soul of all musick that has one.

[aboubacarsidibe]

lecons important

[22jan51]

Great video- this sound is the mother of american soul.

[takeit1229]

ok?

[54spiritedwill54]

oh :P nice, I like that song :P

[norstate]

actually georges, that's not vieux. it's afel bocoum, who played in ali's band since he was a kid. and btw etnessi, having lived in burkina faso and having listened to, played, loved this music myself, I can tell you that ali is the real deal. he played traditional instruments long before he ever picked up a guitar, and they were always the core of his guitar style and music, right up until his death. listen more, look less, because his music is truly malian (or "ethnic" if you prefer).

[georges3601]

Ah, yes, I realise that now. I actually thought that was Ali himself at first (I thought 'vieux' referred to Ali as well, since view is French for 'old'), but now apparently I've made two mistakes.

Anyway, good music. Mali is home to a lot of talent.

[georges3601]

What does vieux Farka wear around his neck?

[libbamacushla]

It's a Tuareg "cheche"(turban). Cheches are used by the men,whose faces,by tradition,are frequently covered, for religious/ spiritual reasons, & as a means of delineating one's marital/social status;the manner in which the cheche is bound around the head & face differs from family 2 family & from social group 2 social group.The colour also has social significance, more strictly so in the past.The Tuareg recognise each other,completely covered, by eye features.I'm getting 2 b able 2 do that,too!

[etnessi]

I'm a big fan of Malian music, but this is just not ethnic enough for me.For example,native musical instruments from Mali are about the most unusual in the world.Fantastically unusual! Seeing another electric guitarist, no matter how good, is not what i'm interested in.This is just basically music by Malians, done in Mali, but the ancient musical traditions aren't being followed.What a waste!

[Sofia2co]

this song is called "ai du" for those who don't know it's one of his bet

[Priscus]

That is absolutely brilliant. Does anyone know where I could find English translations of his lyrics? Been listening to his albums for a while but would love to have some ide wht he's singing about...

[VladimirZov]

In my experience, translations of Toure's lyrics are hard to find. Hope they'll come soon. I understand, though, the central theme of this song 'Ai Du' is: "Trusting fellow humans is priceless and empowers you / Know yourself first to better know the others, seek knowledge and give/receive love". Beautiful music and wise words by a great artist and a great(er) man! RIP Ali Farka!

[yayafitini]

you still want the meaning of the song?

[sail7cs2x]

music is so beautiful...even u dont understand a word...especially the blues...heart n soul..

[georges3601]

Wow... You can really see the music that the blues grew out of in this clip.

[meinteil55]

Hey, this is KUHL. I am dumb so dont get mad but what is the name of the song? Someone I know wanted to know and so did I. Can you send me a message?

[eliseucorreiayou]

If u dumb dont worry u might get well if u get the spirits of this music that only the blessed ones can hear..."Ai Du" from Ali Farka Toure ya Man?

[schmitmg]

i'm an american, viva le mali, beautiful music

[adja7]

vive le Mali !!

[kindu2006]

A GENIUs

[quebecmexico]

Aux meilleurs de mes capacités, cette transcription:

C'est un morceau qui le représente beaucoup, parce que...

C'est quelque chose qu'il a longtemps cherché, dans sa tête.

C'est dans toutes ses expressions, savoir, ca revient, il veut toujours avoir. Il dit que maintenant il a vu, maintenant il a découvert, maintenant il a compris. Il a compris quoi ? Il a compris la vie...

Et tout ça, ça s'adresse au monde d'aujourd'hui. (...)

[quebecmexico]

Tout le monde veut être ce qu'il n'est pas,

Tout le monde veut avoir ce qu'il n'aura jamais.

Ce qu'il est train de chanté, c'est à dire de, c'est que de reorganiser les esprits

Tout est chamboulée dans cette vie là, incrompréhensible.

En même temps, même demain, je comprendrai même que j'ai eu, donc j'ai eu la chance,

C'est cela qu'il faudra développé, de savoir quoi.

C'est comme pour dire qu'il était ignorant en bas.

[quebecmexico]

Ceux qui ne croient pas, il vont resté à ce point précis où les gens vont les dépasser.

Les gens qu'ils veulent savoir davantage, qu'ils viennent s'assoir à côté de moi, je leur expliquerai davantage.

Ce qu'on est en train de perdre de plus important, que de ne pas savoir...

[De ne pas savoir quoi?]

[quebecmexico]

De ne pas savoir que la vie là est en train de nous amener n'importe comment. De ne pas savoir que nous avons eu la chance de savoir pendant que nous ne savions pas. Donc on a le temps maintenant de découvir certainement la vie. Donc de ne pas nous laisser entrainer par cette vie infernale, une vie folle. Une vie donc, pleine de mystères. De mystères parce que on ne comprend pas ce message de cette vie là.

[quebecmexico]

Je crois qu'on ne risque, je crois qu'on ne... qu'en l'an 2000 on va vivre mieux. La santé en l'an 2000, ainsi de suite, etc. Les actions dans l'espace. Tout cela c'est des mystères car on ne connait pas.

[quebecmexico]

Ceux qui ne croient pas, il vont resté à ce point précis où les gens vont les dépasser.

Les gens qu'ils veulent savoir davantage, qu'ils viennent s'assoir à côté de moi, je leur expliquerai davantage.

Ce qu'on est en train de perdre de plus important, que de ne pas savoir...

De ne pas savoir quoi?

[quebecmexico]

De ne pas savoir que la vie là est en train de nous amener n'importe comment. De ne pas savoir que nous avons eu la chance de savoir pendant que nous ne savions pas. Donc on a le temps maintenant de découvir certainement la vie. Donc de ne pas nous laisser entrainer par cette vie infernale, une vie folle. Une vie donc, pleine de mystères. De mystères parce que on ne comprend pas ce message de cette vie là.

[kindu2006]

Mr Ali Farke Toure was learned in Franz Fanon

[faheyball]

A japanese guitar. very obscure brand and hardly any of those guitars made. You're only likely to find one in an old music store in a place like Mali

[abidjan1968]

fabuleux. rien à dire

[olatubosun25]

This just screams desert. Absolutely wonderful

[2241991422]

oh :P nice, I like that song :P

[YofterMofter]

Excellent! What kind of guitar is that famous electric with that white pickguard?