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The son has a strong, pleasing voice and an easy facility with the sort of æthereal, filigree guitar picking that served the father so well.
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He's already a masterful player in his own right and he has his ear cocked toward the future, not only the past.
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Inevitably, Vieux Farka Toure is not in the same league as his father. But he has still managed to make a very impressive and enjoyable debut album.
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This debut release from Vieux Farka Touré displays a precocious mastery of form.
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Vieux already sounds like his [father's] natural heir, with confidence, expertise and a style of his own.
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He enjoys modern arrangements and judicious cross-genre excursions that edge up on reggae and rock, and when he lets go, his guitar lines possess the playful muscularity of a tussle among rambunctious friends.
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It's perfect for passing down the crown of Malian desert blues.
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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MarkFeb 19, 2007It really is that good. He truly has inherited his father's gift of layering fine melodies which could fill any room.