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- Summary: The album for the Malian guitarist was influenced by the danger in Mali after a military coup in 2012.
- Record Label: Forced Exposure
- Genre(s): International
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Jul 25, 2013A real gem.
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Jul 25, 2013An engaging and rather captivating record.
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Jul 25, 2013For anyone who has enjoyed the great guitar music coming out of Mali in recent years Albala is essential listening.
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MojoJul 25, 2013Toure sounds at his best, then, with distorted guitars behind him, brooding on an album of menacing, slow-burn songs reflecting on a rough year in Mali. [Aug 2013, p.96]
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Jul 25, 2013Both as a protest against subjugation and an affirmation of Mali’s world class musical heritage, it’s hard to imagine a more eloquent and powerful riposte.
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Jul 25, 2013Samba has a style and a message of his own, and his latest album of desert blues is a reflection on the continuing upheavals in his country.
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