Hermas Zopoula: "Dsa Wissi Dounia Gnou" [Listening Station]

I'd like to give some credit to Sufjan Stevens' home label Asthmatic Kitty for expanding its sonic palate lately, what with signings like Rafter and Fol Chen. Perhaps the most interesting addition to the label's roster is Hermas Zopoula, a singer/songwriter from Burkina Faso. He is the youngest of 36 (!) children and works as a translator at the Ouagadougou international airport. His debut Espoir / Live in Ouagadougou is a double album; the first section, Espoir, was recorded in a government-...

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