Savane (album)

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Savane
Studio album by Ali Farka Touré
Released	July 25, 2006
Genre	African Blues
Length	58:37
Label	World Circuit
Producer(s)	Nick Gold
Ali Farka Touré chronology
In the Heart of the Moon (2005)	Savane (2006)

Savane is the final album by guitarist Ali Farka Touré. It is the third part of the Hotel Mandé Sessions, featuring Touré and Toumani Diabaté, recorded in the Hotel Mandé by Nick Gold.

It was released posthumously on July 25, 2006, more than four months after Touré's death. It features a number of non-African blues musicians, such as Little George Sueref, Pee Wee Ellis, and also Ali Farka's nephew Afel Bocoum.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Erdi" – 4:42
2. "Yer Bounda Fara" – 4:18
3. "Beto" – 4:49
4. "Savane" – 7:43
5. "Soya" – 4:38
6. "Penda Yoro" – 5:25
7. "Machengoidi" – 3:35
8. "Ledi Coumbe" – 3:16
9. "Hanana" – 2:34
10. "Soko Yhinka" – 5:05
11. "Gambari Didi" – 3:49
12. "Banga" – 3:48
13. "N'Jarou" – 4:55