Héritage

Songhoy Blues

Héritage

Fourth album from the Northern Mali band working with producer Paul Chandler

ADM rating[?]

7.7

Label
Transgressive
UK Release date
17/01/2025
US Release date
24/01/2025
  1. 8.0 |   Uncut

    With what Garba Toure terms their Afro-rock'n'roll dialled down, Paul Chandler and the band's co-production deploys their epic cast as distinct elements in ultimately communal music. The studio sounds packed yet with sufficient space for individual contribution. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Record Collector

    On Héritage, they go back to the source, and prove there’s plenty of life to be celebrated
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Héritage is a triumphant return, a complete rewriting of what their purpose and apprach were a decade ago. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Close harmonies and delicate percussion front and centre showcase the band’s songwriting finesse on their beguiling fourth album
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  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    Héritage sounds unlike any other Songhoy Blues release, and it's every bit as skillfully crafted and powerful
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  6. 8.0 |   Far Out

    Songhoy Blues might have gone through numerous changes in their sound and personal circumstances, but their music is just as vital as ever, and gives a fine insight into the wealth of musical history that Mali has to offer as a nation
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  7. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    NEW Fourth album from Mali’s premier desert guitar troupe incorporates more in the way of nuance and fluidity while still maintaining their striking impact
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