Ismaël Lô

Moody guitar finger-picking and Dylan-esque harmonica playing kick off this attractive pop amalgam of American and Manding folk styles, which ultimately shifts into straightahead mbalax. ~ Bob Tarte, All ...Read full review

Senegalese bands as a whole are consistently into electronics and crossover, in a way that constitutes a new national sound rather than a hit-hunting aberration. Lo is typical, in that you may find almost ...Read full review