The Malian bluesman based in Paris, a multi-instrumentalist and master of the kora, offers in his seventh album a musical journey to the heart of West Africa, with soundscapes that are sometimes intimate, featuring mystical dialogues between instruments and vocals that reflect the depth of this artist. A reflection and a reclaiming at the same time, desert blues in its purest form, modernity in the guitars and organ, percussion that avoids being in the spotlight while remaining essential, trumpet and saxophone that create unsettling secondary layers, and an instrument—the kora—that imbues all these sounds with enigma and authenticity. The syncopated rhythm transports the listener to RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough and Fred McDowell, to the blues with constant and repetitive chord progressions and simple rhythmic foundations. Pédro Kouyaté is a clear exponent of the resurgence of Saharan African music that has emerged in recent years; he is a modern bluesman.