A record like this is and will always be a rare gem due to its unique characteristics. How often, out of a thousand times, can it happen that a record mixing genres like fusion, experimental jazz, psychedelia, and Tuareg traditions—drawing heavily from the legacy of the great Ali Farka Touré—can simultaneously provide an experience that strikes so dramatically? It’s no surprise that the trio includes, alongside Maurice Louca and Sam Shalabi, Mr. Alan Bishop of the Sun City Girls, and perhaps it is his presence and guidance that make this work something so special and surprising, while also being accomplished and mature, therefore not merely a delirious riot of dancing burly and badass little demons (in every sense).
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