Julia Sarr - Njaboot (2023) [Official Digital Download]

Julia Sarr is one of the most original vocal artist to emerge from West Africa.

Njaboot is her third opus, she says that composing an album means revealing herself to the world , and it is always with as much singularity and elegance that Julia Sarr goes through life and pursues her quest for songs free from the anchors of tradition.

This new album is simmered with the talented pianist and producer Fred Soul. Her sensitive and personal melodies remain filled with the Wolof source and arise with delicacy on it, moment of grace where Africa meets Jazz.

With sounds of a sophisticated Fender Rhodes, also the delicacy of Anthony Jambon and Guimba Kouyaté’s guitars, Guillaume Bongiraud’s cello and Robinson Khoury’s trombone , the fiery of the percussions of Stéphane Edouard and Mamané Thiam that embraces the roundness of Alune Wade’s bass.

The great Youssou N’Dour speaks words of eternity for his late friend Habib Faye in a tribute song ; in which Jean-Philippe Rykiel’s honors the inconsolable loss with his emotional synthesizer. Julia Sarr’s voice offers this intense breath of the griot’s soul with intimacy, her songs remaining as veiled treasures "Yéné, Nobel Bi, Jaya ,Doynawar, Laamin…" a new tone with freedom and poetry.


TRACKLIST

01. Julia Sarr - Interlude Prayers
02. Julia Sarr - Yéné
03. Julia Sarr - Nobel Bi
04. Julia Sarr - Nelaw
05. Julia Sarr - Njaboot
06. Julia Sarr - Prayers
07. Julia Sarr - Habib
08. Julia Sarr - Laamin
09. Julia Sarr - Jaya
10. Julia Sarr - Doynawar
11. Julia Sarr - Wollu Yalla



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