Jamm

Jamm

Jamm is the first new album in five years from one of Africa's great musical mavericks, Senegalese sufi troubadour Cheikh L+Ý. This is his most distinctive and personal album since his groundbreaking, Youssou N'Dour-produced debut Ne la Thiass in 1996. The dreadlocked singer's signature blend of semi-acoustic flavours - West and Central African, funk, Cuban, flamenco - has been distilled into his most mature, focused, yet diverse statement to date. And his husky, sensual voice is sounding better than ever. "It's a melting pot!" says Lo of the album. "It's like a big basket, with some cheese here, some bread there, some chocolate and a cocktail on the side. There's something for everyone."