ptabAlimatouPierre BensusanSpicesÄPierre BensusanPierre BensusanCraig Rogers {Tellurian}craigrogers706@hotmail.comÿm The inspiration for this song comes straight from the styles of Big Bill Broonzy and the Reverand Gary Davis and also brings together the music of Africans and Afro-Americans. Above the sound of the 'shuffle' you can imagine a voice singing in the style of "The Griots" {strolling musicians of Black Africa}. The use of both hands demands endurance and discipline. The right-hand is picking in the spirit of Merle Travis. The picking of the 5th string with the thumb is more suggested than actually done. The bass strings are almost always muted {bass pizz.} for better interplay between the rhythm and the melody, and a more precise sound. "Alimatou" is performed as one unit. From the first notes, you must be thinking of the song as a whole. 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