Ali: Green Vinyl LP Pete Rock & C.L Smooth City of Brotherly Love

City of Brotherly Love

Album opener "Finding Ways" uses a spiraling bass line

Topo & Roby - Under The Ice

Nothing Else Matters

released in September 1971

Ali: Green Vinyl LP Pete Rock & C.L Smooth City of Brotherly LoveAli Farka Tour trekked the world, bringing his beloved Malian music to the masses. Dubbed the African John Lee Hooker, one could hear strong connections between the two; both employed a bluesy style of play with gritty textures that elicit calm and fury in equal measure. While the influence of Black blues music prevailed, Tour created a West African blend of 'desert blues' that garnered Grammy awards and widespread reverence. Though he transcended in