Group Inerane - Kuni majagani 8
Toumani Diabates Symmettric Orchestra - Single 7

Rokia Traore - Dounia 8
Salif Keita - Yamore 7

Baaba Mall - Tindo Quando 8
Cesaria Evora - Sodade 6

I love the smoothness and mysteriousness of the groove in Tindo Quando. Song of the week for me.

Zani Diabate - Super Djata 6
Osibia - Music For Gong Gong 7

This seems like a pretty average week. Everything good, nothing super-special.

BillAdama, the Babaa Maal song is Tindo not Tindo Quando
See corrections above

What a week! And what a great game for expanding your musical horizons (I think that every week). Stephan, thanks again for running this.

Bracket 1.2.1
Group Inerane - Kuni Majagani
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra - Single

As with a lot of good Tuareg music, there’s something about the driving bassline of the Goup Inerane song that makes me think of Saharan sand slowly being ground by wind and sun. I love the sense of location and timelessness that sound creates. But the groovy Toumani Diabate song has more staying power and sounds more accomplished.

Bracket 1.2.2
Rokia Traoré - Dounia
Salif Keita feat. Cesarea Evora - Yamore

Two beautiful songs, but Yamore never fails to tug all the right heartstrings for me.

Bracket 1.2.3
Baaba Maal - Tindo
Cesaria Evora - Sodade

Sodade has just made an entry into to my all-time favourite songs list.

Bracket 1.2.4
Zani Diabaté & the Super Djata Band - Super Djata
Osibisa - Music for Gong Gong

A close call, but the percussion solo on the Osibisa song that (as Honorio mentions) starts at 3:15 into the song wins it for me.

Well, I like Tindo even better than Tindo Quando, so vote for it!

Bracket 1.2.1
Group Inerane - Kuni Majagani
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra - Single

Bracket 1.2.2
Rokia Traoré - Dounia
Salif Keita feat. Cesarea Evora - Yamore

Bracket 1.2.3
Baaba Maal - Tindo Quando
Cesaria Evora - Sodade

Bracket 1.2.4
Zani Diabaté & the Super Djata Band - Super Djata
Osibisa - Music for Gong Gong

The fourth bracket was the hardest choice by far.

Bracket 1.2.1
Group Inerane - Kuni Majagani

Bracket 1.2.2
Rokia Traoré - Dounia

Bracket 1.2.3
Cesaria Evora - Sodade

Bracket 1.2.4
Zani Diabaté & the Super Djata Band - Super Djata

Bracket 1.2.1
Group Inerane - Kuni Majagani - 5 (0)
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra - Single - 5 (4)

Bracket 1.2.2
Rokia Traoré - Dounia - 6
Salif Keita feat. Cesarea Evora - Yamore - 4

Bracket 1.2.3
Baaba Maal - Tindo Quando - 3
Cesaria Evora - Sodade - 7

Bracket 1.2.4
Zani Diabaté & the Super Djata Band - Super Djata - 3
Osibisa - Music for Gong Gong - 7