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Pitchfork
d. 29. Aug. 2013
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Joe Tangari
d. 29. Aug. 2013
"Where Touré's records in the past have been electric and expansively international in their sound, this one is more focused on acoustic instrumentation outside of the electric bass, and traditional instruments such as kora and ngoni make appearances alongside his guitar. It all gives the recording an earthy, elemental feel that nicely supports Touré's weary, weathered vocals. The whole album is compulsively listenable, but in its final third, it reaches a height of intense beauty that the rest only hints at".
fRoots
2013 October
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Rick Sanders
2013 October
"Son of the hugely esteemed Ali Farka Touré, who practically invented the desert blues, Vieux says this album is his affirmation for his country. Mali is for the sons and daughters of Mali, not for Al Qaeda or any militants ... The album calls on the healing depths of Malian culture ... The album once again shows [Touré's] calm command of some of the most powerful and ringing guitar tones ever committed to disc ... The album proceeds with a steady supply of subtly different styles, a breadth of mood from the elegiac to the ecstatic. Touré sings with restrained passion. There's blues in there, but considerably more too. This is Touré's sixth album and it stands with dignity and grace".