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Beautiful imperfection ASA

"Despite looking a bit serious and enigmatic's Jean-Baptiste Mondino fixed on the cover of Beautiful Imperfection , Asa has decided not to s to worry about his fate and have a good time. She says the right from the opening track, "Why Can not We", and proves throughout this beautiful imperfection.

Suave, varied and often radiating this second album of the Nigerian singer plays harmoniously with influences of soul, pop, folk, blues, reggae and even twist. radios will be happy and good people should want to organize surprise parties this winter. But these references are more winks as exercises in style: fat guitars in "Thriller" at the heart of "Bimp" orchestration of strings and kick drum reminiscent of "Wonderwall" from Oasis on "Ok Ok" finger snaps excerpts from "West Side Story" for "The Way I Feel", and brass choirs and so Tamla Motown here and there.

Fortunately, the arrangements of Benjamin Constant, already at work on the first album, are smart enough not to let these loans in the first line and offer more personal cons-fields. He had something to enjoy because the melodies are made by Asa evidence of an elegant and effective natural. But the glue that holds this playful architecture primarily his voice. It combines the sweetness of milk and chili pepper and vote on each word with a nonchalant agility. She adds to these songs look like a slight double meaning very sensual, a great tenderness, of infinite humanity.

Finally, the cover photo does not lie: gravity as the frivolity of Asa are imperfect and that's what makes the beauty. "

Benjamin MiNiMuM on the Site MONDOMIX