Thursday, October 14 2010
Carlou D: Muzikr
Fragments of sweet quick rapping here and there. Handsome voice. Startling falsetto.
Thursday, June 17 2010
Baaba Maal + Playing for Change: 14 June 2010 - New York
Baaba Maal and a battery of percussionists led a festive dance party at Central Park's Summerstage Monday night, eventually inviting the audience up to join them.
Friday, March 12 2010
Daby Balde: Le Marigot Club Dakar
Balde's album may be too local a pleasure for the tastes of many world music fans. But for those who found Baaba Maal's latest a little too globetrottingly bewildering, this may be the ideal alternative.
Tuesday, August 25 2009
Baaba Maal: Television
Singing has never been Baaba Maal's problem. Finding something interesting for the voice to do is more of a challenge.
Friday, January 16 2009
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze:Sira
Sira is lovely in lots of small and unobtrusive ways -- it sort of wanders up to you, does its thing gently for a while, then melts away into the foliage, mission accomplished.
Tuesday, October 14 2008
Seckou Keita Quintet, SKQ: The Silimbo Passage
Attractive Music That Likes You.
