“In spite of the close ties that she maintains to her home country, Modja’s music is definitely a departure from what we usually think of as World Music or “African sound”. But then, what is African sound? And should upcoming African musicians like Inna Modja embrace influences from all over the world; or should they be ambassadors of their own musical heritage?”
rock n’ roll or rock n’ love as Modja defines her music IS AFRICAN SOUND. as the illustrious Gil Scott Heron sheds light on below, before there was elvis (presley) there was chuck (berry). up coming african musicians need to embrace historical accuracy and tell the world to follow.
see full article on this Paris-based Malian pop star, Inna Modja, here:
Inna Modja is impossible to categorise
here’s the gil historics:
and of course miss modja’s latest:
Zahra Gordon 
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