Libation predominantly features elements of highlife, maringa and palm wine mixed with baskeda and gumbe – relatives of reggae and soukous. The band tackles issues of love, relationships, religion, poverty and social inequality throughout the record.
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The Great Peace is a mature effort that reveals the full dynamic sound of Kaira Ba. The band sounds capable of anything and their intuitive playing offers a great platform for Diali Cissokho to build on.
The multi-instrumentalist’s debut album, co-written and produced by long time collaborator and Georgia native Clinton Patterson, is a mysterious, uninhibited yet refined affair. Bringi is a vocalist who also plays harmonium, harp, manjira and bansuri.
Malian guitarist and songwriter Habib Koité explores the happiness of roots on his latest release, Soô. This is a beautiful, often subtle record that is highly recommended.