Guzo
by Samuel Yirga
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. PopMatters
    Jan 7, 2013
    80
    Guzo is ambitious and the discipline makes an irrepressible impact, the standard of playing from Yerard teachers or professional Ethiopian or British musicians is high, and everyone sounds tightly united, but the jazz makes it limber.
  2. Mojo
    Aug 30, 2012
    80
    This fierce debut [is] an essential purchase for anyone who has fallen for the jazzier end of the Ethiopiques spectrum. [Sep 2012, p.97]
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  3. BBC Music
    Aug 30, 2012
    80
    In short, this is an impressive debut album that attests to the originality and expressiveness of its author.
  5. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Aug 30, 2012
    80
    Exquisitely poised solo pieces that subtly pay homage to the likes of fellow keyboard masters Abdullah Ibrahim and Erik Satie.
  6. Uncut
    Aug 30, 2012
    70
    Yirga wears his influences too obviously on the introspective solo pieces, but these are early days. [Aug 2012, p.83]
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