{"product_id":"vieux-farka-toure-ali-cd","title":"Vieux Farka Touré - Ali (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eAli Farka Touré trekked the world, bringing his beloved Malian music to\r\nthe masses. Dubbed \"the African John Lee Hooker,\" one could hear strong\r\nconnections between the two; both employed a bluesy style of play with gritty\r\ntextures that elicit calm and fury in equal measure. While the influence of Black\r\nblues music prevailed, Touré created a West African blend of 'desert blues' that\r\ngarnered Grammy awards and widespread reverence.\r\n Though he transcended in 2006, Ali's musical legacy lives on through his\r\nson, Vieux aka \"the Hendrix of the Sahara,\" an accomplished guitarist and\r\nchampion of Malian music in his own right. On Ali, his collaborative album\r\nwith Khruangbin, Vieux pays homage to his father by recreating some of his\r\nmost resonant work, putting new twists on it while maintaining the original's\r\nintegrity. The result is a rightful ode to a legend.\r\n Ali isn't just a greatest hits compilation. It's a lullaby, a remembrance of Ali's\r\nlife through known highlights and B-sides from his catalog. It is a testament\r\nto what happens when creativity is approached through open arms and open\r\nhearts. \"To me, music is magic, it is spontaneous, it is the energy between\r\npeople,\" Vieux says. \"I think Khruangbin understands this very well.\"\r\n The genesis of the album dates back to 2019, when Khruangbin, coming\r\noff their breakthrough album Con Todo el Mundo, was beginning to play\r\nto bigger crowds. The record was finished in 2021, as a global pandemic\r\nshuttered businesses and forced us to take stock of what Earth was becoming.\r\nIndirectly, Ali captures this as a moment of peace within a raging storm, a\r\nconversation between past and present without allegiance to suffering. Now,\r\ngiven Khruangbin's reach as a unit with legions of fans (including the likes of\r\nJay-Z and Paul McCartney), they're poised to bring Malian music to broader\r\ngroups of listeners.\r\n Ali is a masterful work in which the love surrounding it is just as vital as\r\nthe music itself, driving it to unforeseen places; Vieux and Khruangbin are\r\nspreading the good word to a completely new generation. \"I hope it takes\r\nthem somewhere new, or puts them in a place they haven't felt or heard,\" Lee\r\nsays. \"It is about the love of new friendship and making something beautiful\r\ntogether,\" Vieux continues. \"It is about pouring your love into something old to\r\nmake it new again. In the end and in a word it is love, that's all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSavanne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lobbo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Diarabi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tongo Barra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tamalla\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mahine Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ali Hala Abada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Alakarra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50400689619218,"sku":"656605157429","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/4116821-2862299.jpg?v=1729116570","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vieux-farka-toure-ali-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}