Youssou N'Dour
Eyes Open
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AMG Review of Eyes Open
Bob Tarte
All Music GuideN'Dour's ongoing quest for a truly global African pop spurs his smoothest -- you might say most homogenized -- disc yet, one that basks in assimilation and transformation. He is becoming to mbalax what Milton Nascimento is to Brazilian, which means a gain in sophistication but a certain loss of directness.



