Q (1/02, p.100) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...brings a shimmering power to...Ethiopian melody lines..."
CMJ (8/27/01, p.5) - "...A joyous adventure in modern African pop....the virtuosity is in Gigi's voice..."
JazzTimes (10/01, p.87) - "...She travels on the universal tongue of song and the aura of controlled passion..."
Personnel includes: Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw (vocals); Nicky Skopelitis
(6- & 12 string guitars); Bill Laswell (guitar, synthesizer, bass); David Gilmore, Zakki Jewad (guitar); Henry Threadgill (flute, alto saxophone);
Tony Cedras (accordion); Pharoah Sanders (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bells); Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone); Graham Haynes (cornet, flugel horn); Mark Taylor (French horn); Art Baron (trombone); Herbie Hancock (electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer); Dereje Mekonnen (electric piano,
organ, synthesizer); Amina Claudine Myers (electric piano, organ); Abegasu Shiota (electric piano, synthesizer); Karsh Kale (synthesizer, drums, tabla);
Thomas Gobena (bass); Hamid Drake (drums, congas, tabla, daff); Imani Uzuri
(background vocals).
Recorded at Orange Music Sound, West Orange, New Jersey and Garage Sale Studios, Los Angeles, California.