Album "BAMANAN" (2022) by Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee
Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee unveiled their new record to the public on 18 February 2022, that dubbed "BAMANAN" (2022). The album's track list consists of nine musical compositions, which are dedicated to to the people of Bambara. The fact is that the representatives of this people and today live in southern Mali and musicians respect their cultureand traditions and language, so they decided to honour it in the way they are accustomed to. musically. View clip to the album's first single titled "Kurunba" can be streamed below.
The singers claim to have started working on this record over two years ago and the main point of the album isto take a fresh look at the familiar Malian sound, to show it in a different way, in a new way. It is impossible not to note that the musicians have succeeded, because the album in a fairly short period of time has become popular practically all over the world. Critics all over the world emphasise its originality and the talent of its performers and musicians, flawless vocalswhich can be heard in all the songs on the album.
Moreover, according to Rokia Koné, it devotes a lot of attention and time to "save" the African women. As the singer points out it is very unfair that African women do not have the right to choose a sexual partner, husband's choiceThere is a high incidence of domestic violence, spouses compete with each other, and young girls are not able to fulfil their rights. get an education and so on. Rokia Koné says he will fight it until he gets justice and as strange as it may sound, the album "BAMANAN" (2022) is one of the the methods of this fight.
