Detaily
Formát: Vinyl, LP, Album
Žánr: Worldmusic
• Somewhere between folk, rock and poetry, Souad Massi returns with Zagate, a stunning album on which the softness of her voice stands in stark contrast to the heaviness of today's world. The emotional power and lyrical clarity that permeate this eleven track album make it the freest and most open work of the French-Algerian artist's career. Zagate - a word derived from the French expression "ça se gâte" used in Algeria, to announce that "the situation is deteriorating". By choosing this title for her new album, Souad Massi is making more than just a linguistic reference. With this one word, she affirms her double heritage between Algeria, where she was born, and France, where she has been living and making music for 26 years. This double expression paves the way for an intense album, more rocking and daring than ever, without betraying the fragility for which she has become known. How could I pretend that everything is fine?" she seems to be saying. With rappers Youssoupha (Congo Connection) and Gaël Faye (D'ici, De là-bas) at her side, she presents us with an album that is both intimate and political, in which her poetry itself becomes an act of resistance. Here is a mirror album of an artist whose expression is more liberated and connected to the world than ever.
