Vintage organ, horns, and funk backbeats give this Malian husband and wife’s second U.S. release a different feel than their stateside debut. Still, it’s Amadou’s slithering guitar leads and Mariam’s soaring voice that all but steal the show from the couple’s wildly talented band. This is a world music album in the most expansive of senses, proving just how easily a soulful combination of rhythm and notes can communicate across such meager divides as culture, politics, blindness, and language. Highly recommended. – Brian Beatty