Country : Canada (Quebec) Label : Nuits d'Afrique Genres and styles : afro-pop Year : 2024

Djely Tapa – Dankoroba

· by Frédéric Cardin

Djely Tapa takes the Afro-pop scene by storm with Dankoroba, an album built between Montreal, Bamako and Abidjan. The highly polished, Afro-futuristic production is under the watchful eye of Djely herself, and solid producer Jean Massicotte (Arthur H, Patrick Watson, Lhasa de Sela). Massicotte is also responsible for the top-notch electro arrangements, meaning an accompaniment that colors Djely’s African soul, but never overwhelms it. The main word is respect, and the result is stunning. With the added presence (occasionally) of Vieux Farka Touré and Adama Yalomba, as well as the Quatuor Andara (strings), the Chorale Afrika Intshiyetu and Diely Mori Tounkara (kora) from Montreal, and some of Bamako’s finest musicians on n’goni, n’goni bah and guitar, Dankoroba presents itself as a calling card that could open the doors of the international scene wide for Djely (or, that is, wider than at present). It certainly deserves to.

Dankoroba is simply excellent.

Le lancement de l’album se fera en grande pompe le samedi 19 octobre au National

ÉCOUTEZ L’ENTREVUE AVEC DJELY TAPA RÉALISÉE PAR MA COLLÈGUE KEITHY ANTOINE 

Latest 360 Content

A party with post-punk Brooklynites TVOD

A party with post-punk Brooklynites TVOD

FIRE! Orchestra at FIMAV: Power Trio Meets Canadian Community of Avant-Garde Players

FIRE! Orchestra at FIMAV: Power Trio Meets Canadian Community of Avant-Garde Players

Blondshell – If You Asked For a Picture

Blondshell – If You Asked For a Picture

Hitting a Fever Pitch at the Ribbon Skirt LP Launch 

Hitting a Fever Pitch at the Ribbon Skirt LP Launch 

Wu-Tang Clan & Mathematics – Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman.

Wu-Tang Clan & Mathematics – Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman.

Dalit Hadass Warshaw, Boston Modern Orchestra Project / Gil Rose – Sirens

Dalit Hadass Warshaw, Boston Modern Orchestra Project / Gil Rose – Sirens

Howard Shore/Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France – Shore : Anthology

Howard Shore/Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France – Shore : Anthology

Quatuor Diotima – Boulez : Livre pour quatuor

Quatuor Diotima – Boulez : Livre pour quatuor

LMNL – Rainbow

LMNL – Rainbow

Strat Andriotis – Exits

Strat Andriotis – Exits

Richard Reed Parry – The Actor

Richard Reed Parry – The Actor

Tamara Stefanovich – Organised Delirium

Tamara Stefanovich – Organised Delirium

Galan Trio – Embrace

Galan Trio – Embrace

Jack Van Zandt – A Chaos of Light and Motion

Jack Van Zandt – A Chaos of Light and Motion

Tommy Crane – Reality Curated: Live at Ursa

Tommy Crane – Reality Curated: Live at Ursa

Thomas DeLio – Anti-paysage

Thomas DeLio – Anti-paysage

No Hay Banda – Steven Kazuo Takasugi : Il Teatro Rosso

No Hay Banda – Steven Kazuo Takasugi : Il Teatro Rosso

Vancouver Contemporary Orchestra; Vancouver Chamber Choir – Christopher Tyler Nickel : Mass; Te Deum

Vancouver Contemporary Orchestra; Vancouver Chamber Choir – Christopher Tyler Nickel : Mass; Te Deum

Hypercube – The Force for Good

Hypercube – The Force for Good

PUP – Who Will Look After the Dogs?

PUP – Who Will Look After the Dogs?

Duo AYA – Cycles

Duo AYA – Cycles

Papillon Social Club – Dur de la feuille

Papillon Social Club – Dur de la feuille

Coalescent Quartet – The Wall Between Us

Coalescent Quartet – The Wall Between Us

Subscribe to our newsletter