Blues and popular music from Mali

The final recording from the artist many called the King of the Desert Blues. The album has an intimate and spontaneous quality along with a touch of western blues mixed into the Malian sound

Compact disc

"***1/2 ... his husky voice remains supple and vital, full of life."--USA Today

Program notes by Toure, Marguerite Gazely Haskins, and Afel Bocoum, and English translations of lyrics ([20] p. : ports.) inserted in container

Title from disc label

"'Savane' is without question one of the finest efforts in his legendary discography."--Billboard

Produced by Nick Gold. Recorded by Yves Wernet and Jerry Boys. Mixed by Jerry Boys

Ali Farka Toure, guitar, vocals, and percussion; with vocal and instrumental acc

Recorded at the Hotel Mandé and Bogolan Studios, Bamako, and Livingston Studios, London

Sung in Songhai

Erdi (4:42) -- Yer bounda fara (4:18) -- Beto (4:49) -- Savane (7:43) -- Soya (4:38) -- Penda yoro (5:25) -- Machengoidi (3:35) -- Ledi coumbe (3:16) -- Hanana (2:34) -- Soko yhinka (5:05) -- Gambari didi (3:49) -- Banga (3:48) -- N'jarou (4:55)