Tinn Tout

Description

Should we look for the message in the cover photo of TINN TOUT, this eighth studio recording by Danyèl Waro? Could it illustrate the saying that trying to understand the human soul is like trying to empty the sea with a bucket? Tinn Tout, the track that opens the album, offers a kind of response by inviting us to slow down and take a step back: "We need to decide, to truly wake up." Recorded at the Oasis studio, a legendary studio in Réunion that had fallen somewhat dormant, the console was dusted off for the sessions. Danyèl Waro's powerful maloya was able to resonate with all its strength. Accompanied and supported by the voices of his new quartet (Mickaël Talpot on rouler, Bino Waro, his young son, on sati-piker, Gilles Lauret on triangle and bass, and his old companion Laurent Dalleau on congas), Danyèl delivers an album that returns to the essentials: tributes to the men who matter to him (Dédé Lansor, Daniel Singaïny, Georges Brassens, whose "Je me suis fait tout petit" is adapted into Creole), an ecological tale (Tizan), encounters (Sentier des Lauzes), and an ironic and biting echo of daily life (Babilonn, Kayanm, Dann Wi). An eighth album with maloya that remains as committed as ever from this unique artist who elevates his remarkable melodic talent with a radiant and heartbreaking voice.