AfroCubism

Long after the triumph of Buena Vista Social Club comes a new all-star project touted as what the original effort was meant to be: a summit meeting between musical greats from Cuba and Mali. So rather than reveling in nostalgia, this time Cuban troubadour Eliades Ochoa performs alongside Bassekou Kouyate, Djelimady Tounkara and Toumani Diabate—without question an extraordinary assemblage.