Mojo (Publisher) (p.51) - Ranked #49 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2010" -- "[A] thing of exquisite shimmering beauty from start to finish."Uncut (magazine) - "'Be Mankan' is a stately, almost classical piece for kora, as is the more nimble 'Fantasy.' 'Doudou' is a trance-out on which the two sets of strings gallop together..."Uncut (magazine) (p.37) - Ranked #8 in Uncut's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2010" -- "[T]he sense remained of two intuitive virtuosos coming together, without ego."92.52956
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Dirty Linen (2-3/00, p.79) - "...Judging from the dynamic tracks that comprise this collection, this must have been quite a tour."1.130556
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Dirty Linen (p.75) - "[A] first-rate sampler of West African music with old favorites like Baaba Maal and Toumani Diabate matched up with newcomers like Nora Kane and Etran Finatawa."0.5221816
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Entertainment Weekly (p.71) - "His take on Bob Marley's 'Exodus' -- featuring K'naan and Los Lobos -- is a truly global trip." -- Grade: B+JazzTimes (p.54) - "When everything clicks, it's a heady mix, as evidenced by the album-closing 'The Song Goes On'....This is a recoding truly worthy of Hancock's expressive skills and imagination."Billboard (p.36) - "Hancock holds his own as a visionary and pianist, playing just enough to be present but also serving as a gracious host to his distinguished guests."Mojo (Publisher) (p.105) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Hancock manages to unite a raft of disparate musical and cultural elements into something resembling a cohesive and harmonious whole."0.5221816
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Dirty Linen (p.65) - "Disc one provides such delights as Bulgarian Sissy Atanassova's fusion of Arabic and klezmer styles, Russian Ivan Kupala's flamenco-influenced hip-hop, and blind Mali duo Amadou and Mariam's modern African high life music with Robert Fripp-like guitar play."Mojo (Publisher) (p.136) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[With] a heap of unhyped gems. Worth trying on for size."0.3263635
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Uncut (magazine) (p.84) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "30 recordings made in 18 countries capture memorable moments from such stars as Toumani Diabate and Iraq's Ilham al-Madfai..."0.2073661
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The Wire (4/03, p.72) - "...The effervescent rhythms and 'white keys' scales of Malian music work perfectly with the trombonist's jovial streak..."JazzTimes (8/03, p.140) - "...This is the record of an extraordinary international intelligible and emotive musical conversation..."0.1882824
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JazzTimes (10/95, p.158) - "...straightforward, yet rich and rhythmic ensemble setting....liberally lined with purposeful improvisation,...rewarding, acoustic-inclined listening. The group tills an ancient musical soil of West Africa, by way of the world."Option (3-4/96, p.100) - "...Toumani Diabate plays the kora with the fiery energy and passionate outbursts of a flamenco guitar..."0.1481186
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Vibe (p.141) - "[W]ith swirling electric guitars, odd-metered rhythms, and brass veering from the hot vamps of salsa to the cool lilt of jazz. Diabete's harp soars over the top, showering down notes."0.1176765
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Spin (9/00, pp.192-3) - 8 out of 10 - "...Remixes of already sparkling Malian originals....ballooning deep house beats, warm dub washes, decontextualized verses and dangling choruses...[still] staying true to Malian music..."CMJ (7/10/00, p.26) - "...The infusion of acid jazz, dub, deep house, and breakbeat elements with ancient instrumentation and spiritual chants brings organic energies to the dancefloor."0.1131033
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The Wire (1/00, p.99) - "...a cultural mix...that rather easily convinces itself that decent people of goodwill may work together for the party of moderate progress under the law..."0.09414121
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