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- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Malian folk band features guest appearances from Majid Bekkas, Afel Bocoum, Abdoulaye Diabate, Casey Driessen, Dom Flemons, Yasel González Rivera, Habib Koite, and Michael League.
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- Record Label: Out Here Records
- Genre(s): International
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UncutJan 31, 2019As a back-to-the-roots album which at the same time packs a vital contemporary relevance, Mira does everything you could ask and more. [Mar 2019, p.28]
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Jan 31, 2019Miri is not their most immediately attention-grabbing work. Instead, it is an ornate display of timeless beauty, intricate, colorful, and technical, evoking older West African traditions and a global network of sound along with pristine, modern-day production quality and a brilliant sense of composition and ingenuity.
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The WireApr 3, 2019Despite being busy, Miri isn’t crowded. Kouyate has returned to a more acoustic sound after the electrified Ba Power, and his ngoni structures the songs with clarity and poise. [Apr 2019, p.68]
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MojoJan 31, 2019In 2019 terms, then, it's a Village Green Preservation Society for people whose village is on the banks of the (alarmingly diminished) Niger River. [Feb 2019, p.91]
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Feb 4, 2019Kouyate’s playing remains at its heart, pulsing, ingenious and spellbinding.
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Feb 4, 2019Whilst Miri may not have the insistence and urgency of its most recent predecessors, it has a consistently high standard of musicianship and a depth, maturity, subtlety and insight that rewards repeated listening. It is a beautiful collection of music rooted in place, culture, history and ideas.
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Jan 31, 2019While it lacks the political punch of 2015 album Ba Power, Miri stands on its own as a call for peace, mindfulness and reflection.
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