design [sleeve], sleeve notes Kathryn Samson
tracks 2 to 15 guitar, vocals Ali Farka Touré
tracks 3, 4, 8, 12, 13 performer [ngoni] Nassourou Sarré
photography by [additional location photographs] Peter Sanders
photography by [tape box photographs] Andy Saunders
post production, mastered by John Hadden
producer, compiled by Nick Gold
recorded by Boubacar Traoré
recorded by Jean Claude
tape [analogue tape transfers], post production, mastered by Nick Robbins
transcription by [song transcriptions] Kassim Kone
tracks 1, 5, 16 violin [njarka] Bra Nabo
tracks 5, 9 violin [njarka] Fangha
Phonographic Copyright (p) World Circuit
Copyright (c) World Circuit
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Packaged in a 4 panel gatefold '3Pac' card sleeve. Includes a 36 page booklet.

The tracks for this album were originally recorded for Broadcast on Radio Mali. All selections have been mastered from the original 1/4 master tapes kindly loaned to us by the Radio's archive.

The copyright in these recordings is owned by Ali Farka Touré and is issued by World Circuit under exclusive agreement with Ali Farka Touré and Radio Television Mali.

℗ This compilation orld Circuit 1996
© This compilation orld Circuit 1996

On Track 5 either Bra Nabo or Fangha played njarka violin. On Track 6 the chorus, percussion, and ngoni are unknown. Neither of these situations can be explained using the current standards in the Credits.
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Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS M-9292/ WCD044 A (All variants)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L022 (All variants)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0702 (Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0711 (Variant 2)