Savane
by Ali Farka Toure
  • Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Jul 25, 2006
Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    An elegant summation of his work. [11 Aug 2006, p.69]
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  2. Observer Music Monthly
    100
    All we need to know is, he was a master and this is his masterwork.
  3. The Guardian
    100
    This is an African classic.
  5. Stylus Magazine
    100
    Savane stands out both as Ali Farka Touré’s masterpiece, and as one of contemporary African music’s finest achievements to date.
  6. Amazon.com
    90
    His unsentimental, voluptuously masculine, spirit-guided magic is captured at its best, for all time, in this magnificent farewell.
  7. Billboard
    90
    "Savane" is without question one of the finest efforts in his legendary discography.
  8. Austin Chronicle
    89
    One of his most accomplished recordings.
  9. Pitchfork
    81
    It is beautiful, emotive music, literally and figuratively entrancing.
  10. PopMatters
    80
    This final record shows Touré still brimming with vitality. Savane is his wonderful farewell gift.
  11. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Probably the most gutsy, timeless recording of his career. [5 Aug 2006, p.29]
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  12. Under The Radar
    80
    A work that deserves every bit of praise that it receives. [#15]
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Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best Album of 2006
30
#30 Most Shared Album of 2006

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 67
  3. Negative: 5 out of 67
  1. All_ButTrU4
    Jun 7, 2022
    8
    Stumbling upon this whilst doing a roll call of all the 90+ records on metacritic and despite not agreeing with some this one deserved thatStumbling upon this whilst doing a roll call of all the 90+ records on metacritic and despite not agreeing with some this one deserved that distinction. It's an epic guitar record filled with many key moment's and cohesive sequencing that in the best of way makes it feel like one big glorious movement.… Full Review »
  2. mavinhakeem
    Jan 9, 2020
    10
    This Final Note He left us.. What a Wonder! You will always be a Legend... Ali
  3. jesus_testman
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    Simply, quite possibly the most perfectly fragile, devastating and hopeful album of the 21st Century. Exquisite in its pain
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