Mali's Rokia Traore's new cd Tchamantche,which is both comtemporary and distinctively african and winner best new artist 2009 http://songlines.co.uk/awards2009/index.php and which
Mojo magazine calls it 'arguably the most adventurous african artist around, strikes gold.
The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/05/worldmusic.
The Independent on Sunday called it 'exceptional'. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/rokia-traor--the-natural-ascent-to-global-superstardom-1749557.html
The new york times says
This is African music at its very best mainly sang in her native bambara dialect, it is guarantee to move and stir the soul, and is what i call 'feel' music and for english speaking listeners she covers gershwin's 'The man i love' giving it an african twist that George and Ira Gershwin would be proud of .
Stand out tracks are Dounia, Zen, kounandi and the last track 'a o ni sou', which is simply stripped down AFRICAN SOUL.... Just Rokia,percussions that creates sweet sweet soul, the african way .This CD comes highly recommended.
Next stop...... Australia's Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu...and his new cd GURRUMUL
This is African music at its very best mainly sang in her native bambara dialect, it is guarantee to move and stir the soul, and is what i call 'feel' music and for english speaking listeners she covers gershwin's 'The man i love' giving it an african twist that George and Ira Gershwin would be proud of .
Stand out tracks are Dounia, Zen, kounandi and the last track 'a o ni sou', which is simply stripped down AFRICAN SOUL.... Just Rokia,percussions that creates sweet sweet soul, the african way .This CD comes highly recommended.
Next stop...... Australia's Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu...and his new cd GURRUMUL
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