Sing me home

"With a range of source material running from Heart and Soul to Mali to the Balkans to East Asia, the resulting fusions are never less than interesting and are often marvelous. Sample the much-recorded St. James Infirmary Blues in its unique realization here with accordionist Michael Ward Bergeman (one of the guest Silk Roaders), Chinese yangqin player Reylon Yount, and the wonderful blues-country vocalist Rhiannon Giddens, a border crosser herself. The album gives insights into the histories of the Silk Road players, and indeed into the musical and personal depth that has made this ensemble one for the ages, and its leader a true musical exemplar of our time".

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"With the assortment of guest artists on the roster for Sing Me Home, it's tempting to dismiss the album at first glance as an all-star vanity project for Yo-Yo Ma, but nothing could be further from the truth ... Sing Me Home may have the feel of a history lesson, but it's a lesson by your cool professor who insists on making learning loose, fun, and infectious".

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"Souverän gestaltet Yo-Yo Ma die Programme - diesmal als ... Klangreise von Westen nach Osten und zurück. Über vierzig Musiker bilden den Stamm des Ensembles. Stets besteht die Gefahr der Gleichmacherei im Umgang mit ethnischer Musik, Traditional Folks, Volksmusik ... Was das Silk Road Ensemble vor einer romantisierenden Angleichung rettet, ist die exquisite Schar der Musiker".