Dieneba Seck
Those smitten by the Malian roots music of such singers as Oumou Sangare and Rokia Traore will hear a familiar ring to Dieneba Seck's The Truth. The album's angular rhythms, keening vocals, prominent use of n'goni lute and clacking percussion tread familiar ground. Even so, the disc is a winner, a crackling mix of liveliness and pensiveness that doesn't let the fact that it was produced in the gloss of a Paris studio cancel out its authenticity. Well, almost. The title track, though it extols such worthwhile values as honesty and loyalty, is a disposable piece of fluff with a stiff, canned arrangement that thankfully bears no resemblance to any other song here.
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