With 'Naka', Barcelona based Guinean singer-songwriter Nakany Kante, presents a successor to her 2014 debut 'Saramaya'. If you enjoyed the afro-pop meets wassoulou, soukous, m'balax and reggae on 'Saramaya', then you'll undoubtedly also appreciate the songs on 'Naka'. That being said, this new album sounds a tad more intimate than its predecessor, something that's at least in part due to the fact that Nakany has started focusing more on mastering the acoustic guitar, resulting in the instrument being given a more prominent role on 'Naka'. Top tracks: the swinging 'Dya' (loosely translated: "seize the day"), 'N'torola', in which she criticizes the inequality between the sexes, the gripping 'Kanakasi', about the sudden disappearance of Nakany's younger brother, and the festive closing track 'N'dakan' ("my destiny"). For 'Tougna' ("the truth"), a song that stylistically differs somewhat from the rest of the tracks on 'Naka', Nakany got the support of Macaco front man Dani Carbonel and Calima bassist and band leader at Juanlu Leprevost. With 'Naka', Nakany Kante confirms to be talent we already suspected her to be after hearing 'Saramaya'.