This is my recommendation and, firstly, let me apologise that this album is a bit difficult to find. I didn't realise that when I submitted it and I suspect his low profile may have something to do with why Salif Keita, the 'Golden Voice of Africa'., was overlooked on the original list. In fact, the whole of West Africa had fewer albums on the list than Elvis Costello. If you're unfamiliar with this album, what I hope you'll hear is both the region's distinctive sound and instrumentation, combined with a fusion of Western influences that makes this music accessible. The opening track features a duet with the fabulous Cape Verde singer Cesaria Evora. It's a love song in four different languages so I think it's fair to say the listener isn't supposed to understand all the lyrics. I specifically chose Salif Keita because he was my gateway into this sound. The traditional influences are stronger in his music than other regional artists, right down to the distant hint of the Blues on some tracks. I hope you like it.

Two and a half minutes in and it's a 5... 43 minutes and 35 seconds in and it's still a 5. Just brilliant.

I loved this! Thanks for a great suggestion.

This was perfect on a misty October morning in England.

A really nice album. It lost a bit of momentum in the second half but amazing how good it sounds over 25 years after its release.

An interesting listen, but not one that resonated with me unfortunately.

Absolutely loved the first track.

Hang on.... is Christian Rock a genre somewhere?! Crazy. Well, three stars for that education. The music is nice enough, but a bit underwhelming.

5 stars for suggesting a music genre that should definitely have been on the original list.

I think I made a similar point about Prefab Sprout on the original 1001 list - sometimes there is a price to be paid for giving your band a particularly stupid name. Minus a star for that. Now I've actually listened to their music they certainly very good.

He was better as the lead singer of Marillion.

Thanks for recommending this! Reallly fun.

Two and a half minutes in and it's a 5... 43 minutes and 35 seconds in and it's still a 5. Just brilliant.

I loved this! Thanks for a great suggestion.

Jin my humble opinion azz albums are a bit of a rabbit hole for this list because it's a whole other world of music. Still, there's no question that this is a five and a great listen. Thanks for nominating it.

There's being late to the party - and then there's turning up 20 years after it finished.

Never heard of this before and I was a bit doubtful, but I was completely won over. Loved it. Great recommendation.

This list needed more reggae. Thanks.

It's just a tragedy that such a talent didn't get the opportunity to fulful so much potential. Mind you - if you're going to produce just one album, this one on its own is a worthy legacy.

1987. Prince's Sign o' the Times; George Michael's Faith; The Cure"s Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me; the Smiths Strangeways Here We Come. Amid this musical feast INXS were just plain white bread, and yet they seemed so pleased with themselves. Omitting them from the original list was clearly a deliberate snub, and one that I can relate to. But then again, the original list included the appalling Hysteria by Def Leppard, also from 1987, and even I'd have to say INXS have suffered an injustice

A perfect album. The only way it can be improved is to listen to the last track (New Person, Same Old Mistakes) at 1.25 speed.

Brilliant. Thanks for the recommendation.

Well this is intriguing. I was a huge Marillion fan as a teenager in the 80s. My walls were plastered with their album posters. But got into other things before this album came out. I now find their earlier work rather hard going, but this is much mellower, but with distictive Marillion sounds. I think I might get into them again. Thanks for recommending!

Such a fantastic album. West African music deserved a few more places on the original list

This is my recommendation and, firstly, let me apologise that this album is a bit difficult to find. I didn't realise that when I submitted it and I suspect his low profile may have something to do with why Salif Keita, the 'Golden Voice of Africa'., was overlooked on the original list. In fact, the whole of West Africa had fewer albums on the list than Elvis Costello. If you're unfamiliar with this album, what I hope you'll hear is both the region's distinctive sound and instrumentation, combined with a fusion of Western influences that makes this music accessible. The opening track features a duet with the fabulous Cape Verde singer Cesaria Evora. It's a love song in four different languages so I think it's fair to say the listener isn't supposed to understand all the lyrics. I specifically chose Salif Keita because he was my gateway into this sound. The traditional influences are stronger in his music than other regional artists, right down to the distant hint of the Blues on some tracks. I hope you like it.