Vieux Farka Toure
by Vieux Farka Touré
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    80
    He's already a masterful player in his own right and he has his ear cocked toward the future, not only the past.
  2. Boston Globe
    70
    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.
  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    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.
  5. PopMatters
    80
    This debut release from Vieux Farka Touré displays a precocious mastery of form.
  6. The Guardian
    80
    Vieux already sounds like his [father's] natural heir, with confidence, expertise and a style of his own.
  7. The Boston Phoenix
    100
    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.
  8. BBC collective
    70
    It's perfect for passing down the crown of Malian desert blues.

Awards & Rankings

25
#25 Best Album of 2007

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Mark
    Feb 19, 2007
    10
    It really is that good. He truly has inherited his father's gift of layering fine melodies which could fill any room.
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