Gina listened to this with me and we really enjoyed it. As with most other non-english language albums my inability to understand the lyrics makes me really rely on the music to gauge the mood or intention of the song, and this was a delightful mix of joyous energy, slow blues and even some spiritual sounding songs.

The guitar work from Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder is first rate and often quite hypnotic. It was easy to get lost during some of the longer songs.

A good recommendation here of something I hadn’t been aware of – if you’re open to an experience that is a little different, give this a spin!

To learn more about the 1001 Albums Project, I first wrote about it here.