Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.114) - Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's list of 2002's "10 Best Reissues"
Rolling Stone (2/14/02, pp.65-6) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Cool, languid, insouciant...regarded as Baobab's peak..."
Spin (4/02, p.122) - 9 out of 10 - "...The most luxurious manifestation of West Africa and Cuba's 50-year-old musical connection....capturing Senegal's 11-piece Orchestra Baobab at its apex....As gorgeous as African pop gets."
Entertainment Weekly (1/11/02, p.70) - "...A landmark export of African pop...A perfect album." - Rating: A
Down Beat (May 2002, pp.56-57) - 4.5 out of 5 stars - "...Baobab's blend of Cuban son with West African idioms...along with jazz and French pop is just as remarkably original today..."
Orchestra Baobab includes: Balla Sidibe (vocals, timbales); Medoune Diallo, Ndiouga Dieng, Rudolphe Gomis, Mapenda Seck (vocals); Barthelemy Attisso, Papa Ba, Adama Sarr (guitar); Charly N'Diaye (bass); Mountaga Kouyate (tumba, percussion).
Recorded in 1982. Includes liner notes by Charlie Gillett and Nick Gold.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.