Entertainment Weekly (6/14/96, p.59) - "...Rather than make one of his admirable, if tedious, conga-class records, drummer and ethnomusicologist Hart has concocted a world-beat pop album. And if that isn't mysterious enough, consider this: It's pretty wonderful..." - Rating: A-
Q (9/96, p.117) - 3 Stars - Good - "...a curious handshake between the chartbound and the almost experimental, all these disparate elements combining surprisingly well."
Down Beat (11/96, p.58) - 3.5 Stars - Good/Very Good - "...The polyrhythms still soar as percussion titans Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hidalgo, Sikiru Adepoju and Airto Moreira join Hart in laying down the irresistible grooves....But pop dominates this song-oriented project....Surprise! It works..."
Musician (7/96, p.89) - "...his integration of Third World percussion over dance beats is effortless and unobtrusive. There's a Peter Gabriel feel to some of this stuff..."
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