New Ancient Strings (studio album)
by Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko

New Ancient Strings by Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko
Year: 1999
Overall rank: 10,804th   
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75/100 (from 26 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1999 (164th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,767th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,804th)

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Overall rank: 10,804th | 1990s rank: 1,767th | 1999 rank: 164th

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75/100 (from 26 votes)
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Beautifully jammed spiritual music.
African groovy jazz in its purest form.
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