For the successor of their acclaimed 2015 debut, 'Music In Exile', the foursome making up Songhoy Blues took to London's The Pool studio to record 'Résistance'. And as the title suggests, this album is all about resisting injustice; resistance which may take various forms: from just hitting the town and dancing the night away in the Malian capital in 'Bamako', a raised middle finger to the jihadists who wanted to ban all music in Mali, over the metal-influenced 'Voter', in which the band stresses the so-called democratic elections are a waste of time, to 'Yersi Yadda', which translates as: "We don't agree!", and in which the band members distance themselves from nationalists and separatists. The guest list of 'Résistance' is short but striking: for 'Sahara', a song meant to emphasize the beauty and culture of the desert, Songhoy Blues managed to entice none other than punk legend Iggy Pop, and for 'Mali Nord', about the troubled north of Mali where the band members are from, they joined forces with British rapper Elf Kid. With 'Résistance' Songhoy Blues prove they definitely were no one-hit wonder; Mali's young conscience delivers another excellent album!