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- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Malian artist was recorded before a small audience in the studio and features a guest appearance from Idan Raichel.
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- Record Label: Six Degrees
- Genre(s): International
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Jun 14, 2017On Samba he has returned to uphold the majestic grace that made his father’s music so compelling. Within the traditions of the music he is playing Touré continues to develop his own sound world.
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Jun 14, 2017Slick yet lively, powerful yet clear. Samba (“second-born” in Songhai) showcases Touré’s step up towards the mastery of his famous father; he is now an accomplished bandleader, singer and songwriter, to go alongside his obvious talents with the six-string.
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MojoJun 14, 2017It's a raucous portrait of a well-drilled band on fire. [Jul 2017, p.87]
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UncutJun 14, 2017It's moodily compelling, rather than electrifying. [Jul 2017, p.39]
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The WireAug 8, 2017The album suffers at points from fastidiously clean production; it’s not just lo-fi romanticism to want to hear musicians of Vieux’s calibre in settings that are less polished. [Jun 2017, p.76]