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Blog February 4, 2013
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Blog February 4, 2013
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Blog January 30, 2013
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Reviews January 24, 2013
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Blog January 24, 2013
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Reviews January 22, 2013
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Blog January 18, 2013
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Reviews January 16, 2013
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Blog January 15, 2013
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Reviews January 14, 2013
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Blog January 11, 2013
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Blog January 11, 2013
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Blog January 9, 2013
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Blog January 9, 2013
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Blog January 2, 2013
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Blog January 1, 2013
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Reviews December 28, 2012
The core of this album is a well-developed musical friendship between Stern and Harouna Samake, whose sterling kamele n’goni (young man’s harp) has graced recordings and performances by wassoulou diva Sali Sidibe, and, more recently, Mali music icon Salif Keita. Stern and Samake have a sound.
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Reviews December 27, 2012
The result is astounding, not just for its technical brilliance, but its musicality. Gripper executes these pieces with the precision and attention to detail one might expect from a great classical musician, but there is nothing stiff about these performances.
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Reviews December 26, 2012
Lyricism and simplicity are key to Tshikala’s aesthetic. The mix is never cluttered with unnecessary ornamentation. Clear, clean vocals—mostly expressing sentiments of true and undying love, and always in English—and strong guitar lines—sometimes clean, sometimes very crunchy—are front and center.
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Blog December 24, 2012
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Blog December 24, 2012
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Blog December 20, 2012
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Reviews December 19, 2012
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Reviews December 19, 2012
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Blog December 13, 2012
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Reviews December 13, 2012
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Blog December 11, 2012