"It moves through classic after classic, including the twelve-minute 'Yuda' be Dackin Dackina and the harmonica driven 'Onukpa Shawarpo' by Bokoor Band.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Highlights include the chilling 'Envy No Good' by the Mercury Dance Band of Ghana, the supremely funky 'Heavy Heavy Heavy' by Sierra Leone's Geraldo Pino, and a previously unreleased psych gem by Kenya's Ishmael Jingo.", Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002" - "...An essential compilation that showcases some of the most ferocious music ever to come out of Africa."