Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Heygana Harmonica – Rory McleodWritten-By – A.F.Toure*
A2	Toungere
A3	Tangambara
A4	Ai Bine Saxophone – Steve Williamson
B1	Kenouna Fiddle, Bodhrán [Bodhran] – Kevin Conneff, Sean Keane
B2	Goydiotodam Written-By – A.F.Toure*
B3	Boyrei
B4	Lobo
B5	Instrumental

Companies, etc.

• Produced For – World Circuit
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – World Circuit
• Copyright (c) – World Circuit
• Recorded At – Cold Storage
• Mixed At – Elephant Studios
• Recorded At – Studio Bolibana
• Recorded At – The Garden
• Published By – World Circuit Music

Credits

• Arranged By, Adapted By – A.F.Toure* (tracks: A2 to B1, B3 to B5)
• Calabash, Vocals, Percussion – Amadou Cisse
• Guitar, Vocals, Performer [Njarka] – Ali Farka Toure*
• Mixed By [Wrapping] – Mick Robbins, Philippe Bertrand
• Ngoni – Mamaye Kouyate
• Photography By – Hugo Glendinning
• Photography By [Mali] – Anne Hunt
• Post Production [Digital] – Duncan Cowell, John Hadden
• Producer – Nick Gold, Philippe Bertrand
• Recorded By – Philippe Bertrand
• Recorded By [Additional Recording, Studio Bolibana] – Günter Gretz, Nick Gold
• Recorded By [Additional Recording, The Garden Studios] – Mike Campbell
• Recorded By [Assistant] – Mike Campbell
• Written-By – Traditional (tracks: A2 to B1, B3 to B5)

Notes

Steve Williamson appears by arrangement with Vanya Hackel of Favored Nations courtesy of Polydor Records
Sean Keane and Kevin Conneff of The Chieftains appear courtesy of RCA Records

A World Circuit Production

Recorded at Cold Storage Studios, Brixton
Mixed at The Elephant Recording Studio
Additional recordings at Studio Bolibana, Paris; The Garden Studios
Direct metal mastered from digital tapes

℗ 1990 World Circuit © 1990 World Circuit

All songs published by World Circuit Music

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 5 019842 001712
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): 003 DMD 3617 A-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): 003 DMD 3617 B-1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
WCC 017	Ali Farka Touré	The River ‎(Cass, Album)	World Circuit	WCC 017	Germany	1990
WCD 017	Ali Farka Toure*	The River ‎(CD, Album)	World Circuit	WCD 017	UK	1990
162539897-1	Ali Farka Touré	The River ‎(LP, Album)	Mango	162539897-1	US	1990
162 539 897-2	Ali Farka Touré	The River ‎(CD, Album)	Mango, World Circuit	162 539 897-2	US	1990
162 539 897-2	Ali Farka Touré	The River ‎(CD, Album)	Mango, World Circuit	162 539 897-2	US	1990