Album · 2013 · 11 Songs.

Genre: Singer-Songwriter. Alafia is filled with both tension and excitement. It seems to exude optimism and anxiety simultaneously.

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Album · 2013 · 11 Songs.

Alafia by Sidi Touré, released 17 September 2013 1. Ay Hôra : My Dance 2. Ay Takamba : My Takamba 3. L’eau : The Water 4. Waayey : The Butcher 5. La Paix : Peace 6. Gandyey : The Spirits 7. Annour El Sahel : The Light of Sahel 8. Les Médicaments de la Rue : Street Medicines 9. Mali 10. Ir Wanga rey : The Army 11. Boro Ganda : My Land When Malian songwriter and guitarist Sidi Touré first emerged on the international scene in 2011, he was regularly compared to Ali Farka Touré, his countryman and predecessor. On September 17, Touré returns with Alafia, his third international release for Thrill Jockey and his most focused recording to date. Got it. + add. album.

Ay Hôra (My Dance), 05:51. Ay Takamba (My Takamba), 05:24. L’eau (The Water), 05:49. Waayey (The Butcher), 05:09. La Paix (Peace), 07:39. Gandyey (The Spirits), 05:37.

Sidi Touré's latest full length, Alafia, serves as the latest case study of how the segregation of a "world music" genre has been rendered increasingly irrelevant in today's music climate. In its place has emerged a globalization of earbuds with implications to be found in the rise of Alafia's creator. Across the album's tracks, a panic-speed guitar and chants result in a total zone of tranquility. There is beauty to be found in Touré's rhythmic complexity, a peacefulness born out of chaos. Alafia is out now via Thrill Jockey. Watch the video for opening track "Ay Hora" and check out Touré's upcoming dates below. Sidi Touré Tour Dates. Sep 19 - Grounds For Thought, Bowling Green, OH. Sep 20 - Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse, Oberlin, OH.

Alafia, Sidi Touré's third recording for Thrill Jockey, is as different from its predecessors as they are from one another. While his debut Sahel Folk was an informal offering cut at his sister's house with friends; Koïma, a much more lively offering, was done in a proper studio. Touré recorded Alafia in Bamako and in Nantes, France. The latter location was necessary due to dangerous conditions in Mali during 2012 and into 2013. The longstanding Touareg rebellion for recognition became an insurrection

Alafia, Sidi Touré's third recording for Thrill Jockey, is as different from its predecessors as they are from one another. Release Date: Sep 16, 2013 Record label: Thrill Jockey Genre(s): West African, African Traditions, Malian Music, African Folk. 80 Music Critic Score How the Music Critic Score works. Alafia - Very Good, Based on 3 Critics. 80. Alafia, Sidi Touré's third recording for Thrill Jockey, is as different from its predecessors as they are from one another.