 David Dacks - 02.02.2010 There has been no shortage of innovative music from Mali over the past decade, and this album just adds to the pile. Kouyate's axe is the n'goni, or r...
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Jan Fairley - 15.10.2009  Following on from Segu Blue, his award-winning debut album, Kouyate offers us a denser sound with his wife Amy Sacko’s glorious voice well to the fore...
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Ben Hogwood - 23.09.2009  The music of Mali is in incredibly rude health at the moment, and figures such as Toumani Diabaté, Rokia Traoré and Bassekou Kouyate continu...
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| Andy Gill - 18.09.2009 Bassekou Kouyate's follow-up to the acclaimed Segu Blue has an energy indicative of the live performances of his band Ngoni ba, where the four ngoni l...
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| Robin Denselow - 18.09.2009 Since the release of his award-winning debut solo album two and a half years ago, Bassekou Kouyate has been a fixture on the British concert scene, tr...
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| Andy Snipper - 17.09.2009 With 'Segu Blue? Bassekou Kouyate created a work that was truly staggering in its range and musicality. He virtually wrote a new type of music ? the N...
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| Mark Hudson - 16.09.2009 Following on from his multi-award-winning debut, Bassekou Kouyate, Malian maestro of the ngoni lute, presents an even more extraordinary album. With...
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| Louis Pattison - 09.09.2009 The influence of African pop music on Western musicians like Foals and Vampire Weekend has been much talked up in recent years, but it’s worth r...
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