Vieux Farka Toure
by Vieux Farka Touré
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

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  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.

Awards & Rankings

25
#25 Best Album of 2007

Critic Reviews

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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.
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  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.
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  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.
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