MAMI WATA

Description

Ayo, an interpreter with a heightened sensitivity, as melancholic as she is radiant, returns with Mami Wata, her 7th album. Named in honor of the Nigerian sea goddess, this new album gives pride of place to water, the main inspiration for the singer who has been living in Tahiti for 3 years. Ayo has drawn on her new environment in the middle of the Pacific for new compositions, ranging from intimate ballads to rhythmic litanies. Mami Wata is a travelogue, a testament to the new birth of a powerful female artist. Nothing is left to chance in her free verse lyrics, nor in her melodies, harmonies, and arrangements, which precisely oscillate at the crossroads of genres. Produced by guitarist Freddy Koella (Bob Dylan, Lhasa…), its acoustic textures warm the heart as much as its lyrics, which speak of spirituality, freedom, and the power of finally being oneself.