Spin (12/90) - "..his stunning, expressive, and passionate voice.. rightly continues to be the focal point of his music.."
Entertainment Weekly - "...some of the canniest, most gripping music of the year." Ranked as the #3 Album of 1990.
Q (2/91) - Recommended as one of the five best world music albums of 1990. "Exhilarating."
Q - 4 Stars - Excellent "...reaches to the heart."
Village Voice - "...everything is beautiful..." - Rating: A-
Stereo Review (1/91) - Peformance "Explosive" / Recording "Very good" - "...packs a transcultural wallop. He remains true to the pop style of his native Senegal, rich with rhythm upon rhythm and delicate interweaving melodies, but he also explodes with the kind of kinetic power we expect from rock-and-roll...maybe someone should create a Nobel Prize for music and give it to N'Dour."
Audio Magazine (1/91) - Sound A / Performance A "N'Dour's expressive tenor soars over songs."
New York Times (Publisher) (12/30/90) - Rated #3 of the Top 10 Recordings for 1990
Personnel includes: Youssou N'Dour (vocals).
Super Etoile De Dakar: Habib Faye (guitar, keyboards, bass); Ibou Cisse (guitar, keyboards); Jimi MBaye, Pape Oumar Ngom (guitar); Thierno Koite (soprano & alto saxophones); Issa Cissocko (tenor saxophone); Gallas Niang (drums); Assane Thiam (talking drum); Mybaye Dieye Faye
(percussion).
Recorded at ICP Studios, Brussels, Belgium.