French guitarist and producer Yohann Le Ferrand has released “Yeko“, an EP album with some of West Africa’s greatest singers, including Mamani Keita, Salimata “Tina” Traoré, and the late Khaïra Arby.
Yohann Le Ferrand has spent over a decade performing and recording with some of Mali’s biggest stars. “Yeko” means “the way of seeing” in the Bambara language. The EP’s six tracks includes a mix of Afropop and various combinations of traditional West African music with modern sounds and arrangements.
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