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Village Voice by

Frustratingly, Dridi tells us nothing about El Gallo other than what emerges through his music.

Variety by David Rooney

Not quite a documentary, it's more like a musical travelogue that doesn't quite sustain feature length and seems ideally suited to a shorter TV version for music webs.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Every trip requires patience, and this one brings plenty of rewards, in the ecstatic sounds of a country most of us haven't been able to visit firsthand.

Chicago Tribune by John Petrakis

It's hard to focus on the travails when the music is so lively and good.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

The film is virtually wall-to-wall music with very little commentary -- it's obvious that, given the chance, these musicians would much rather play than talk.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

While the performances are often engaging, this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour TV documentary.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

In painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people, the movie exalts the Marxian dream of honest working folk, with little to show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song.