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Washington Post, CD Review >>
MediaMix - A Quick Take on New Releases
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TITLE:
Vieux Farka Toure
Vieux Farka Toure
Modiba
$18.98
BASIC STORY:
The son of acclaimed Malian singer and guitarist Ali Farka Toure delivers a warm, hypnotic album of mostly traditional African sounds.
SAMPLE GRAB:
"The truth belongs to only two types of people/The rich and the famous/Beautiful wives belong only to the rich/If the wise lave me alone/It is now that the songs begin" - "Diallo" (Translated from Fulani)
WAHT YOU'LL LOVE
The instrumental work by Toure on guitar and Tournani Diabate on kora is beautifully expressive and concise.
WHAT YOU WON"T
As a vocalist, Toure is best when he avoids the startling upper octaves, and his forays into more modern sounds, such as reggae, make the album feel a bit disjoint.
-S.C.
(excerpt) 02/11/07
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