Last year I had the pleasure of going to Newport Folk Festival for the first time of my life. Songhoy Blues were originally were on the list and they were on my must-see list until they had to cancel. Songhoy Blues are a four-piece from Mali that is a hybrid of a number of musical styles that flat out jams. Listening to their debut always puts a pep in my step and I have no reason to believe that Resistance will be any different. Herr’s some info from their new label, Fat Possum Records.
With more time and a wider armoury of equipment at their disposal, the album is the sound of Songhoy Blues stretching themselves, with hints of R&B, soul and hip-hop all fusing seamlessly with the band’s trademark exuberant sound, with themes for our time.
Whereas their debut was lyrically rather parochial, dealing with the problems faced by the people of Mali, the new album is more universal in tone and speaks positively about their homeland, lovingly talking about the beauty of the Sahara and night-life in Bamako.
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