"The most beautiful music on Earth" - MOJO Magazine Ruby, taken from Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté's record of duets, In The Heart Of The Moon, released in June 2005 by World Circuit. Although they originally planned to duet on just one track, their creativity could not be contained, and a complete album’s worth of new material was recorded. There were no rehearsals, and performances were improvised from repertoire familiar to both men. With an electric atmosphere that was almost palpable,

This week marks the 17th album anniversary for the Grammy-winning 'In The Heart Of the Moon' by Ali Farka Touré on guitar and vocals and Toumani Diabate on the kora. 🎵 - 'Debe' Listen here: https://WorldCircuit.lnk.to/AliToumaniHOTMFB #AliFarkaToure #toumanidiabate #guitarist #Kora #intheheartofthemoon #albumanniversary | Ali Farka Touré

'Ai Ga Bani' is track 7 on In the Heart of the Moon by Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté. It's the only vocal piece on the album and a masterful example of storytelling through music. Amongst the record's instrumental work, the vocal on Ai Ga Bani adds an incredible emotional weight. Its title translates roughly as “I love you” in Songhai. | Ali Farka Touré