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ALI AND TOUMANI by Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté World Circuit Ltd, UK, 2010 (SOmins) Distributors: Australia—Fuse Music, tel (02) 9699 7555; UK—World Circuit Records, tel (0)20 7749 3222, www.worldcircuit.co.uk; USA— Nonesuch, www.nonesuch.com he success of In the Heart of the Moon (NEXUS 12/06) prompted World Circuit's Nick Gold to make studio ime for Ali Farka Touré (on guitar and vocals) and Toumani Diabaté (on RADIANT SKY by Scott August ora) to get together again. This ; album was recorded in London in Cedar Mesa Music BMI, USA, 2010 mid-2005. It turned out to be their Distributor: USA—Cedar Mesa Music ast collaboration because sadly, a BMI, www.cedarmesa.com year later, Ali succumbed to a long he night sky has fascinated all illness and passed away. This superb peoples, and it inspired Scott CD includes contributions from August to create his newest and fifth Orlando "Cachafto" Lopez on bass, album, Radiant Sky. Scott plays Vieux Farka Touré on congas and Native American wooden flute and backing vocals, Souleye Kane and Ali. Shows his musical skill on keyboards, Magasa also on backing vocals, and _—-guitars and percussion. He reflects Tim Keiper on percussion. the breathtaking sight of the Milky Wav with the Inca-inspired "River of Kadiant SK THE ROUGH GUIDE TO ARABIC LOUNGE by various artists Rough Guide/World Music Network, UK, 2010 (2CDs, Il2mins) Distributors: Australia—The Planet Company, tel (02) 9283 8250; UK— World Music Network, tel (0)20 7498 5252, www.worldmusic.net ie the 1960s, Arab musicians began experimenting with orchestral techniques and instrumentations. They introduced jazz and Latin sounds into classical Arabic songs, inspired by the world film and recording industries bursting into Arab cultures. Middle Eastern artists have been influenced to mix all styles of music, and Arabic Lounge samples a host of these. From musicians such as Ishtar Alabina, Amir ElSaffar, Natacha Atlas, Mohamed Houssein, Munir Bashir, Smadar Levi, Ghazi Abdel Baki and more, this is a JUNE - JULY 2010 NEXUS ¢ 79 www.nexusmagazine.com