Vieux Farka Touré – Fondo

Guardian“Another great exponent of the African blues...” Ali Farka Touré never wanted his son to be a musician, but he would have been proud to hear this...

The Times“Consistently excellent...” Feisty new African guitar hero, proud to display his versatility, adding an impressive modern groove to the Saharan blues...

The Independent“Not yet reviewed”

The Telegraph“Full of African teen spirit...” Backing his dark, incantatory voice with everything from kora to jazz drumming, the feel of this second album is earthy, loose, but full of African teen spirit...

allmusic“Vieux Farka Touré steps out of the shadow of his late...” Touré has created a mature, exciting, and jubilant album, and shows himself already a master...

Uncut“Not yet reviewed”

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Drowned In Sound“Not yet reviewed”