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musicOMH
Although this project is steeped in melancholy songs and desert blues forms, what a resonant, exciting and ultimately joyous album it is
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10.0
17687
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Uncut
There's a thrilling crispness to the entire record. Print edition only
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8.0
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Evening Standard
A disc of exquisite sunshine
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8.0
18198
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Q
A beautifully balanced mix of two distinctive musical cultures. Print edition only
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8.0
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Daily Telegraph
Creates a bittersweet musical micro-world all its own, full of rippling textures and sinuous picking, with musicians at the top of their game
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8.0
17681
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The Guardian
They have recorded an elegant, gently exquisite album, and it's a reminder that while Malians are at ease playing Cuban songs – which have been popular for decades across West Africa – Cubans are not so familiar with the griot tradition
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8.0
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The Observer
The numbers are mostly standards, but none emerge unchanged by the transatlantic dialogue between the masters of kora, balafon and tres guitar
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8.0
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Mojo
Cuban and West African music blends remarkably well. Print edition only
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7.0
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BBC
These players seem to have overcome considerable cultural differences and generated good chemistry together
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7.0
19295
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PopMatters
Worth listening to as the music is of such high quality, but as a glimpse into something different, it keeps its eyes firmly shut
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6.0
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Independent on Sunday
Occasionally it sounds slightly contrived, as if specially designed for the well-appointed modern living space/psyche
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