Syssi Mananga: Mopepe Mama

Syssi Mananga: Mopepe Mama

December 23, 2021

Fine Lines Listening Post 330. The title track of Syssi Mananga’s captivating second album is an autobiographical ballad of freedom and motherhood, one concept pulling toward exploration, the other toward roots. Mopepe means “wind” in Lingala and the singer-songwriter...
Céline Banza: Praefatio

Céline Banza: Praefatio

June 23, 2021

Indelible Introduction Listening Post 308. Céline Banza’s voice is so utterly captivating it seems to eliminate emotional distance, merging melancholy with hope, grievance with comfort, artist with audience. On her debut album the Congolese singer-songwriter tells...