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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

10. Ali Farka Touré with Ry CooderTalking Timbuktu

I knew Ry Cooder’s stuff, and I knew of Ali Farka Touré. I love ‘world music’, and I particularly love African and Moroccan-inspired music. It’s my kind of go-to Sunday morning record. It calms me down. There’s just something really magical about it. It was also the opening music for my first ever solo gig.

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