Flirting with a hybrid soul-folk sound, singer-songwriter Awa Ly is like her discography: on a journey. A practitioner of soul music, she transforms emotions into sounds with a spiritual and universal dimension. After the acclaimed Five And a Feather (2016) and Safe and Sound (2020), she releases her third album: Essence and Elements.
It is on the island of Alicudi, in the Aeolian archipelago, where Awa Ly regularly goes to recharge, that this introspective and meditative journey takes shape, driven by a fusion of musical genres. There, inspired by silence, she embraces nature, which in turn embraces her: the wind, the waves, the crackling of flames, and even the creaking of trees whisper melodies and lyrics to her. Freeing herself from the turmoil of the world, she draws on the elements around her (Earth, Water, Air, Fire) to compose and write her new album co-produced by Nicolas Repac (Earth), Hannah V (Air), Lossapardo (Water), Léonie Pernet (Fire) & Polérik Rouvière.