Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's some of the most beautiful, and incomparable, music ever made."

Pitchfork (Website) - "A handful of vocal tracks dot the compilation, and they're all outstanding....'Ebo Lala' features Seifu Yohannes putting on his best Bollywood-inspired show, huffing and puffing over a heavy Latin beat and blasting horn section."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.74) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "The sheer scope of Astatke's work is astounding, running from a hip jazz combo to dirty street funk."