"Touré's desert blues emanates indescribable warmth, blended with transcendence. Examining several emotional states and aspects of everyday Malian life, this protégé of the princely Ali Farka Touré, singing mainly in Songhai, is in a brighter mood than on his two previous Glitterbeat albums, though his music has a strong undertow of tension. Keith Richards would give his right arm for the supernormal guitar riff Touré conjures up on "Yerfara". Lassine Kouyaté's talking drum (tama) and gourd (calabash) are every bit as captivating in tonality as Samba's uprushes of guitar and voice".
