What stays unchanged is the Grammy winnerТs commitment to themes and issues that are often taboo in her part of the world, and elsewhere, for that matter, including womenТs desires, female circumcision, polygamy and forced marriages. Recorded in a northern Paris suburb over two days without amplifiers, overdubs or even headphones, its atmosphere lends the 11 songs a direct intimacy and sets an ideal stage for SangaréТs gale-force voice. These versions are in stark contrast to the originals, stripping off synths, percussion and other electronics to leave a sparse accompaniment, usually just backing vocals, acoustic guitar, and a kamele ngoni, a hypnotic African harp.
УAcousticФ is mostly a reinterpretation of УMogoya,Ф the 2017 album that ended a nearly decade-long break by one of the West African countryТs most celebrated musicians, spent further developing a business career stretching from hotels to agriculture and even the auto industry.
Even if you donТt understand a word, itТs clear that MaliТs Oumou Sangaré is not singing about anything slight or frivolous.
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