An album that is somehow sparse, yets feels cinematic. The album largely consists of an acoustic guitar and the voices of Maal and Sek, with just a few touches of electric guitar, and the odd bit of percussion to change the sound, yet it all sounds so much bigger than that.
The two musicians were born in Senegal but left their restrictive home country after Maal, via a scholarship, moved to study in France. He invited his lifelong friend, the blind guitarist Mansour Seck to join him, and the two recorded this album.
The duo were championed by legendary and eclectic DJ John Peel, and as is often the case, the man's taste is spot on. This is a brilliant and eminently listenable album.
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