Muzik (9/98, p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...the musicianship is totally faultless and the songs are just utterly amazing."
CMJ (1/11/99, p.7) - "...A rich, savory history of Caribbean and African music filled the spaces betweeen RIDDIM'S cool Jamaican groove and its complex African beat..."
Dirty Linen (4-5/99, p.48) - "...This brilliant CD is by a former guitar teacher for Bob Marley....The title is appropriate, and the traditional grooves work very well..."
Personnel: Ernest Ranglin (guitar); Mansour Seck, Baaba Maal (vocals, guitar); Cisse Diamba Kanoute, Alioune M'Baye Nder (vocals); Kawding Cissokho (kora); Barou Sall (hoddu); Adama Cissokho (balafon); Ira Coleman (acoustic bass); Dion Parson (drums); Assane Diop (tama); Bahkane Seck (djembe, sabar); Bada Seck, Babacar Seck (sabar); El Hadji Malick Aw (Calabash).
Producers: Ira Coleman, Ernest Ranglin, Bart Fermie.
Recorded at Pyramide Culturelle Studio 2000, Dakar, Senegal. Includes liner notes by Ira Coleman.