How misleading. This indigenous Mali record sounds like happy, local folk music and yet, if you knew the words, you'd know they are talking about the hardships of Diaspora and longing. A different flavor of world beat than the usual armchair traveler fare, this set is disarmingly charming and modern. There's still a lot of musical ethnicity to explore that this set is a dandy first stop on some new uncharted sounds. Well done.