The Wire (5/00, p.68) - "...Gurtu has drawn other collaborators into this project, including Benin singer Angelique Kidjo. The blend gels well enough in the overall fusion..."
JazzTimes (12/00, p.94) - "...A happy, worldly music stew, with musical values that have to do with characteristics of pop songlike infectiousness and texture weaving..."
Dirty Linen (4-5/01, p.53) - "...Emphasizes his melting pot compositions as much as it does his playing..."
Mojo (Publisher) (4/00, p.112) - "...Adventurous....This is a refreshing change: the perfect Indian album for people who don't like Indian music - yet."
Personnel: Trilok Gurtu (vocals, synthesizer, drums, tabla, timpani, percussion, pans); Sabine Kabongo, Angelique Kidjo, Esmeralda Sciascia, Oumou Sangare (vocals); Madhu Sudan (shennai); Richard Wally (didjeridoo); Dhruba Gosh (sarangi); Ravi Chary (sitar, harmonium); Nicolas Fiszman (synthesizer, guitar, bass); Jaya Deva (guitar, percussion); Kai Eckhardt de Camargo (bass).
Engineers: Matt Howe, Walter Quintus, Cedric Beatty.
Principally recorded at Studio Zerkall, Germany and Studio Du Palais, Paris, France.