Asa, to be pronounced Asha, is a spring of peace.

Her voice brings messages as easily as wise men might do it in her own country. I can imagine her surrounded by brothers and sisters, listening to the words of freedom. Her lyrics aren’t light-headed. She knows what she talks about. And we can see her world through her songs. There is no need of artifice. The acoustic guitar brings us on a velvet coach from one song to the other.

A soul-funky-reggae attitude can’t prevent me from thinking of Tracy Chapman or Ayo. But ” little hawk” ( meaning of Asa ) has decided to fly on her own and she does it right. She flies from involved tunes ( ” Fire on the mountain” ) to ballads in Yoruba. Her vibrations are both cool and meaningful. We can feel the roots, the real ones. Her just-released album ( ” Asa ” ) is really worth being checked if you feel ready to enter rhythms full of HiStory…

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