Customer Reviews
you've been manu chao'd - By: Zamby, 10 Jul 2006 
If you like Manu Chao, you'll love this. If you want to here Amadou & Mariam, try an earlier album. Manu Chao's inisistent urban rhythms take something away from this fine duo.
It's not bad, but you can find better
beautiful tunes - By: B. Forrester, 08 Jul 2006 
I stumbled upon this album by chance & had never heard of this couple but am wowed by their sound - what a gorgeous album - even my young children love it! This is totally enchanting & i think you should buy it!
Awesome. - By: A. Miller, 26 Jan 2006 I'm not going to bore you with a long winded, how worthy am I , listening to world music etc etc review.
This is the best album of last year. Easily. (i also bought stuff by Green Day, Pussycat Dolls, Killers, Magic Numbers, Bright Eyes to give you some context)
Buy it. Stunning. Early Saturday nights haven't been the same since.
Malian Blues - By: G. Ward, 22 Dec 2005 As a keen world music fan I come across many fantastic albums from across the world but this is a must for 2005, Malian blues at its best, this blind couple are the business & to top it off to see them at Womad this year was brilliant, if you only buy 1 world music album this year make it this one.
More than just Manu Chao - By: Joel, 27 Jun 2005 Ahmadou & Mariam have been going for years. This is about their 3rd or 4th album. While Manu Chao's contribution to this album is priceless - you really cannot underestimate the brilliance of his production - the contribution of Ahmadou & Mariam is critical to the overall sound.
This is a real meeting of great folk musicians where the sum is great than the individual parts & where all contributors make a difference. I say folk musicians because with this bunch, their traditions & cultures are inseparable from their music - a great assetin my view. Contrast this with Erykah Badu producing the Zap Mama album "Ancestryin Progress" where we were left with Erykah Badu & no Zap Mama & you realise that this brilliant album shows the way forward for cross-cultural collaborationin "world" music. Brilliant Album!!
