CMJ (7/26/99, p.31) - "...a vibrant album....shows evidence of Mali's profound influence upon the roots of Western music."
Option (1-2/97, p.93) - "...a welcoming, spacious feel that's less intense than most Afropop but catchier than most folk-oriented recordings....a small band...with intertwined guitars pushing the rhythm as much as the drums....a shifting minimalism that's often unashamedly pretty..."
The Beat (V.15 #4 1996, p.65) - "Fiercely driven by tamani and djembe drums, MUSO KO is neotraditional griot fare with an attitude....MUSO KO is part of the refreshing body of real music from young West Africans that holds its own alongside the more synthesized counterparts from the superstars."
Personnel: Habib Koite (vocals, guitar); Boubacar Sidibe (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Souleymane Ann (vocals, drums); Abdoul Wahab Berthe (bass); Baba Sissoko (talking drum, taman-ba, cragnan, balafon); Sidiki Camara (djembe, barra).
Recorded at Studio Caraibes, Brussels, Belgium.