Amadou & Miriam: Folila
Sep 29th, 2012 by dcronin
“On 2012′s Folila (which translates as ‘music’ in Bambara), Mali’s famed Amadou & Mariam, the husband-and-wife duo, effortlessly prove that ‘purist’ alarm calls about melding popular and traditional musics across geographies because they dilute authenticity are not only inherently false, but their motivations are suspect… Forget prejudices about ‘world music’; Folila is great music. Period.” –All Music Guide