Nuages

“Debe” by giants of traditional Malian music Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabaté, from their album In the Heart of the Moon. This is a gorgeous guitar/kora duet in which the two musicians create a simple, repetitive chord progression upon which they take turns improvising. This song was actually recorded in the hotel ballroom on the night of Ali Farka Toure’s election to the mayoral seat of his native town, Niafunké.  Diabaté is currently on tour with Bela Fleck’s Throw Down your Heart project, a wonderful collaboration of African musicians from South Africa, Madagascar, Tanzania, and Mali.