Lala Njava: Malagasy Blues Song
The artist’s first solo album highlights her voice amid polyrhythmic, sliding guitars
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Lala Njava sang for many years with her family band, the celebrated Njava. Her first solo album – recorded, again, with several relatives, and the great accordionist Régis Givazo – highlights her voice amid polyrhythmic, sliding guitars.
“Sweet Lullaby” is an acoustic revisit of a song she sang with the Belgian worldbeat outfit Deep Forest; “Pardon A L’Afrika” has a chunky percussion line.
Lala Njava
Malagasy Blues Song
(Riverboat)
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