Various - The Festival In The Desert Album

Tracklist

1	–Ali Farka Touré	Goye Kur Written-By – Ali Farka Touré
2	–Robert Plant & Justin Adams	Win My Train Fare Home (If I Ever Get Lucky) Written-By – Jones, Deamer, Baggott, Adams, Thompson, Plant
3	–Blackfire	Common Enemy Written-By – Blackfire
4	–Tartit	Heyena Written-By – Fadimata Walett Oumar, Tartit
5	–Django	Laisse Moi Dire Written-By – Ibrahima Cissoko
6	–Oumou Sangare	Wayena Written-By – Oumou Sangaré
7	–Tinariwen	Amassakoul 'N' Tenere Written-By – Ibrahim Ag Alhabib
8	–Lo'Jo	Jah Kas Cool Boy Written-By – Denis Péan, Lo'Jo
9	–Tinariwen	Zin Es Gourmeden Written-By – Ibrahim Ag Alhabib

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
WRASS 129NTSC	Various	The Festival In The Desert ‎(DVD-V, Comp, NTSC, PAL, SECAM)	Wrasse Records	WRASS 129NTSC	Europe	2004
458020	Various	Festival In The Desert ‎(DVD-V, Comp, NTSC)	World Village	458020	Germany	2004

Credits

• Artwork By – Den Chamanie
• Cameraman [Camera Operators] – Banning Eyre, Bruno Geix, Dominique Mesmin, Igor Chpiliotoff, Lionel Brouet, Patrick Haouzi , Sean Barlow
• Executive Producer – François Betrand
• Film Director – Lionel Brouet
• Film Editor – Damien Duflos de Saint Amand
• Interviewer – Banning Eyre, Bruno Geix, Catherine Le-Roux, Dominique Mesmin, Lionel Brouet, Sean Barlow
• Lighting [Lighting Designer] – Jérôme Lubin
• Lighting [Site Illuminations] – Cie Carabosse
• Lighting Director – Jérôme Lubin, Laurent Ferat
• Mixed By [Live Sound Mixers] – Antony Harcourt (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 9), Jean-Paul Romann (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 9), Justin Adams (tracks: 2, 5), Tim Oliver (tracks: 2, 5)
• Other [Administrator] – Valérie Sieye
• Other [Translation And Sub-titles] – Heidi Fleisher
• Recorded By [Sound Recordists] – Michelle Amet, Philippe Devaud, Pierre-Albert Rivol
• Technician [Backline] – Kham Meslien, Richard Bourreau
• Technician [Front Of House Sound] – Jean-Paul Romann
• Technician [Mixer] – Eric Rey
• Technician [Monitor Sound] – Antony Harcourt, Javier Maillet
• Technician [Sound] – Andrick Damiron

Notes

Filmed 6th, 7th, 8th January 2003, Essakane, Mali, Africa.

Co-production: Triban Union.
Technical assistance with filming: GSLC & Crazyhead Productions, Afropop Worldwide.
Post-production: Post-Camera.
Sound Recordists: Pierre-Albert Rivol, Michelle Amet & Philippe Devaud - Audiotechniques.
Executive Producer: Camera Lucida Productions, François Betrand.

Live sound on tracks 1, 3, 4 and 6 to 9 mixed at Karma, at Angers, France. Tracks 2 and 5 mixed in Bath, UK.

The Festival in the Desert of Essakane 2003 was organised by the EFES Association with the help and support of the Malian Ministry of Crafts and Tourism.

℗ 2004 Créon Music. Under exclusive license to Wrasse Records Limited in Japan, Australia, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Scandanavia, South Africa and United Kingdom from Triban Union. © 2004 Triban Union.

Pal/Secam/NTSC | V.F./V.O.

Barcodes

• Barcode: 5060001271439

Album

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