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  • Artist(s): Kronos Quartet
  • Summary: This is the debut release fro the collaboration between Trio Da Kali (Hawa Diabaté, Fodé Lassana Diabaté and Mamadou Kouyaté) and the Kronos Quartet.
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  1. Sep 22, 2017
    80
    This encounter with three outstanding Malian musicians dazzles, however, partly because the quartet hush their chamber strings and let the African trio strut their formidable stuff.
  2. Sep 22, 2017
    80
    The result is one of the highlights of an elegant, exquisite set.
  3. Sep 22, 2017
    80
    Ladilikan lives up to that hype. This is intercontinental hybridization at its most enchanting, an enjoyable cross-genre exploration filled with heart, harmony, and a vital energy that takes old traditions and makes them into something wonderful and new.
  4. Uncut
    Sep 22, 2017
    80
    Transform a set of ancient griot tunes into something dramatically new. The Kronos crew seem to calibrate each piece exactly right. [Nov 2017, p.36]
  5. Mojo
    Oct 24, 2017
    80
    Occasionally, the strings seem like an afterthought to a seemingly traditional Malian griot set-up, but the majestic title track demonstrates the power of the pairing. [Dec 2017, p.89]
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