Music review: Oumou Sangaré and Solo & Indré

ARGUABLY today’s greatest African diva, Mali’s Oumou Sangaré returned to Celtic Connections – having first appeared here in 2009 – following rave reviews for her first album in eight years, last May’s Mogoya (“Today’s People”). Recorded with French production trio (and previous Franz Ferdinand collaborators) A.l.b.e.r.t., it sets her deep-rooted artistry amid freshly contemporary grooves and electronic sounds, recaptured here in slick, sleek fashion by a seven-piece band including electric kora and two dynamic backing singers/dancers.