One of the best-known voices in contemporary French chanson, Patricia Kaas, is set to tackle a legend. Following her last artistic scheme centring on the cabaret, she’ll be back with a new album and tour devoted to the great Edith Piaf. The ambitious project isn’t due for completion until next year.
Encouraged by the warm reception to his album Ndam, Omar Pene has indulged in more acoustic creation with Ndayaan. The fifty-something Dakarois singer dug through his “attic” full of old tracks and unearthed the original spirit of Super Diamono, the band that is now an institution on the Senegalese music scene.