# Timbarma guitar solo > The guitar solo on Timbarma by Ali Farka Touré (1988) starts at about 1:58. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Ali Farka Touré, 1988. Solo by *Ali Farka Touré*. The opener of his international breakthrough album lays out his signature style, with spiky hammer-ons and pull-offs dancing around a steady thumb-driven bass. Timbarma by Ali Farka Touré is #4 in our ranking of the best Ali Farka Touré guitar solos. The solo is played by Ali Farka Touré and the song was released in 1988. ## In our lists - [The Best Ali Farka Touré Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ali-farka-toure-guitar-solos/) — #4 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Timbarma? Ali Farka Touré played the solo on Ali Farka Touré's Timbarma (1988). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)