Samba Touré - Wo Yendé Alakar

Samba Touré: Gandadiko Order here: “The rocking rhythms echo Led Zep (“Wo Yende Alakar“) and Buddy Holly (“Su Wilele“), while Touré’s lead guitar lines are as indebted to Jimi Hendrix as to the traditional desert blues of his mentor, Ali Farka Touré.“ 8/10 - Uncut “An album of myriad musical textures: hypnotic indigenous traditional melodies and folk blues married to early rock ‘n’ roll and pop. Touré’s guitar work is beguiling, engaged in an intricate dan