Asa: Beautiful Imperfection - review

(Dramatico)Paris-based Nigerian vocalist Bukola "Asa" Elemide is adept at weaving varicoloured musical tapestries: her second album mixes soul, reggae, lyrics in English and Yoruba – and a cover photo by fashionable Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Mondino, which suggests things aren't quite as homespun as they sound. It's a warm, inviting blend, with Asa's husky, lightly swinging vocals its focal point. It's undeniably cosy listening; Fela Kuti and Bob Marley were childhood idols, but their consciou...

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