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Post by clsnacky on Apr 3, 2006 22:02:31 GMT
Big big thanks to whoever it was that reccomended this cd... got it last weekend and have been playing it non stop. Absolutely mesmerizing guitar work and just beautiful vocals. I insist you get this NOW, you will thank me.
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Post by prajna on Apr 3, 2006 22:55:25 GMT
yep, its a fine album. "mesmerizing" is just the right word for it.
don't forget to check their second album "amassakoul" which has a similar vibe.
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Post by kas on Apr 4, 2006 5:46:54 GMT
Yes, "Amassakoul" is a great album as well.
Mesmerizing is indeed the right word. I saw the band last summer, and I witnessed a whole clubful of largely uninitiated crowd fall entirely under their spell.
And if you really dig the vibe, check Ali Farka Toure's album "Niafunké". Slightly different musically, but with the same kind of unpolished, hypnotic "desert" sound.
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Post by clsnacky on Apr 4, 2006 15:45:29 GMT
Thanks for the reccomendations, "Amassakoul" is on order. I've been wanting to check out some Ali Farka Toure, is "Niafunke" a good jumping off place?
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Post by rosko on Apr 4, 2006 16:55:46 GMT
"Niafunke" is really good, but I'd recommend "Talking Timbuktu", his collaboration with Ry Cooder as a starting point.
It's a great album.
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