passed the song street child in the opening, by which we discover that the prosody of Grand Corps Malade is not at its peak on a rhythmic one-dropthis 11e Tiken Jah Fakoly’s studio album is also necessary and relevant, because the problems remain in Africa, even if “When you look at this beautiful continent / You know it has everything to succeed”, sings the Ivorian on beautiful continentcollaboration with the French group Dub Inc. On a strictly musical level, Fakoly remains in his comfort zone, placing his rough voice as always on new roots rhythms combined with kora and African percussion, sometimes dressed with a touch of modernity, in the rhythm and synths of the excellent Where are you going ?, which addresses the tragic issue of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. more positive about It’ll be OK, Do not worry (duet, in English, with Amadou & Mariam) and The people have the powercruelly lucid about Government 20 years, colonized and the title song, the indefatigable Fakoly did not say everything.
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