With Awa Ly comes after Imany another singer from France, who could well repeat the sensational success of her colleague. Awa Ly's album "Five And A Feather" quickly earned her the title "Shaman of Global Folk" (MDR Kultur). Also because the exceptional talent with Senegalese roots feels attracted to the mystical and supernatural. The five in the CD title refers to the five senses, the five oceans, the five lines in the staff and the five fingers of our hands. For Awa Ly, the feather is the magical element that connects everything.
The album's ten songs also echo the record collection of her childhood home. As a little girl, that's where she came in contact with soul, blues, African music and also Afro-Cuban orchestras. Lasting impressions. Even though as an artist she would eventually follow the velvety path of jazz, Awa always goes her own way by breaking traditional forms, even when incorporating folk elements. The central theme of "Five And A Feather" is love, whether passionate, destructive, disappointed, romantic or universal. Live she is able to convince with phenomenal stage presence, as her showcase at the Reeperbahn Festival last year impressively proved.
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