01	Coahoma						01:49
	02	Big Road Blues						03:06
	03	Special Rider Blues						04:53
	04	Tamalah						06:40
	05	Back Atcha						02:40
	06	Rokie						03:45
	07	La Chanson Des Bozos						04:20
	08	Mr. Turner						04:43
	09	Cypress Grove						03:01
	10	Station Blues						03:29
	11	.44 Blues						07:28
	12	Njarka						03:55
	13	Charlene						05:01
	14	Catfish Blues						06:39
	15	Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground						03:28

Mississippi to Mali
Date of Release Nov 18, 2003

Corey Harris is adept at combining contemporary sensibilities with traditional country blues forms in a manner so natural that the cracks and fissures between now and then never seem to show, an accomplishment he expands on Mississippi to Mali to include two continents. Again, the music flows so naturally that the bridges and welds that join the African and African-American traditions on this record are never obvious, creating a seamless, wonderful album. The tracks were recorded live in the field, an approach that strengthens the intimate feel here, and there are numerous high points, including Africanized versions of Skip James' "Cypress Grove Blues" and Robert Petway's "Catfish Blues" that open new dimensions in each song without altering its original intent and tone. A version of "Sitting on Top of the World" (called "Station Blues" here) with the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band, and featuring Shardй Thomas, the 12-year-old granddaughter of Othar Turner, is a particular delight in its ramshackle exuberance. Mississippi to Mali closes with a credible and moving take on Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" that spotlights Harris' considerable acoustic slide skills. This is another fine album from a player whose reverence for the blues doesn't keep him from instilling the form with both joy and innovation. — Steve Leggett

1. Coahoma (Harris) - 1:49
2. Big Road Blues (Traditional) - 3:05
3. Special Rider Blues (James) - 4:54
4. Tamalah (Toure) - 6:41
5. Back Atcha (Thomas) - 3:27
6. Rokie (Traditional) - 3:46
7. La Chanson des Bozos (Traditional) - 4:20
8. Mr. Turner (Harris) - 4:43
9. Cypress Grove Blues (James) - 3:02
10. Station Blues (Traditional) - 2:41
11. .44 Blues (Traditional) - 7:28
12. Njarka (Toure) - 3:56
13. Charlene (Harris) - 5:01
14. Catfish Blues (Petway) - 6:39
15. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (Johnson) - 3:28

Ali Farka Toure - Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Njarka Fiddle
Bobby Rush - Harmonica
Scott Billington - Mastering, A&R
Sam Carr - Drums
Steve Reynolds - Engineer
Corey Harris - Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Producer, Author, Photography
Jamal Millner - Engineer, Photography
R.L. Boyce - Drums (Snare), Performer, Group Member
Darrell Rose - Percussion, Djembe, Djembe, Sabar
Rodney Evans - Performer, Group Member
Souleyman Kane - Percussion, Vocals (bckgr)
Ali Magassa - Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Shardй Thomas - Fife, Vocals
Rising Star Fife and Drum Band - Performer
Otha Andre Evans - Drums (Bass), Vocals, Bass Drum, Group Member
Aubrey Turner - Drums, Drums (Bass), Bass Drum, Group Member
Jeff Romano - Engineer, Mixing
Jeff Wyner - Mastering

2003 CD Rounder 613198