Vieux Farka Touré: Les Racines review - exquisite return to the Malian source

(World Circuit)The Malian guitarist returns to the spare style of his father in this haunting set addressing unrest in his homeland Heritage, a word that's everywhere these days, comes no weightier than that borne by Vieux Farka Touré, son of Mali's great guitar master, the late Ali Farka Touré. Even for a teenage Vieux to pick up a guitar required the patriarch's reluctant consent. Over the past 15 years, Vieux has honoured his eminent father while exploring other connections: reggae, remixes...