madooobe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I never seen a such good toons and he is damn good to play that guitar, keep it up,

hirukosama (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Karaw. hehe

hirukosama (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

As the sidenote states, nasty. nothing else to say lol.

clucaspik (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Robert Johnson across the water.

clucaspik (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He always capos on the 3rd fret - in all the times I've seen him. Here, his 5th string is tuned down to G, an 8va below the 3rd string. His 6th string is either left on E, or tuned up to G, doubling the 5th string, can't tell. But the upper 4 strings are definitely still in standard.He only plays w/ his index finger w/ a few thunbs thrown in.

iArsalan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He's actually playing the Guitar like the Ngoni or Xalam. Ali's and Vieux's playing style is based on the Songhai tradition which is a different culture and empire than Mali/Senegambia. The Ngoni/Xalam and Kora were the ancient tools of the Griots(Bards) of the Songhai and Mali empires, respectively.Like the imperial cultures which spawned them they are very similar but also very distinct.Ali sought to bridge that divide, and other, with his album "In The Heart of The Moon".

dclan23 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ny one know what tuning he uses?

luv2travelman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wicked.! wicked.!

anak1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@hawa1991: Salam. Hawa, so you are saying that you are the sister of Vieux Farka and DAUGHTER of the great Ali Farka Toure of Kanau?? Wow! If so, then what a great family you were born in to!!!

pinkerbellsw (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the concert is beautiful.. They're all great.. He talks a lot and breaks the ice between the public and himself.. You really should go see him :)