The Senegalese singer-songwriter Wasis Diop is a rare and meticulous artist. He has chosen French for the elegant poetry of his new album ?De la Glace Dans La Gazelle?. Here, each syllable is chosen for both its meaning and its musicality. And each word is magnified by his deep, sensual and haunting voice; and by his hypnotic guitar. With a poetic modesty, he evokes our current problems and difficulties: refugees (Voyage ? Paris), the pandemic (Ame Ly Pand?mie), the plagues that are falling on Africa; climate change (De la glace dans la gazelle) the economic problems that push men to lose their natural reference points (Parler) and some women to resort to a troubled game of money to feed their loved ones (Anna Mou), while the powerful lock themselves up in excess (Le Cimeti?re des Gratte Ciels).
Tracks:
1. Voyage a Paris 03:41
2. L'ergot de coq 04:04
3. Parler 03:52
4. Sogolon 03:31
5. Y'a Bon diop 04:07
6. La Rose noire 04:05
7. Le cimetiere des gratte-ciels 04:25
8. Anna mou 03:10
9. Ame ly pandemie 03:47
10. De la glace dans la gazelle 03:50
11. Le sigui de Jean rouch 04:14
12. Sunjata 04:11
