Baaba Maal’s New Album: Surfs Between Thematic Continuity and Stylistic Break
ARTS, STYLE & ENTERTAINMENT This is YOUR lifestyle gallery – of what is new and what is happening in the U.S. And the Black World, not excluding Africa. For this section if you have any news we should know about – let us know at: [email protected] Baaba Maal performs at the Barbican Centre on May 30, 2023, in London, England. Robin Little/Redferns via Getty Images. BY Cheick Sakho Released on March 31, 2023, “Being”, the new album by Senegalese artist Baaba Maal, has seven tracks that are all or almost all part of a thematic continuity. The topics covered – love, solidarity, loneliness, humility, immigration, the environment, etc. – are both universal and timeless. They fit with each era. My research focuses on orality, among others.