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.
Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Teju Cole
