| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) | After that |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007) | No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) | 44 |
| The Observer (UK) - 50 Essential World Music CDs (2008) | 1 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade | Choice Cut |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Afropop Worldwide - Top Albums of 2007 | 1 |
| Global Rhythms (USA) - Top Albums of 2007 | 1 |
| Stylus (USA) - Top Albums of 2007 | 41 |
| The Observer (UK) - Top Albums of 2007 | 28 |
| fRoots (UK) - Top Albums of 2007 | 2.5 |
| Vibrations (Switzerland) - Top Albums of 2007 | 15 |
| Rockdelux (Spain) - Top Foreign Albums of 2007 | 33 |
