From the record label : Amadou Sodia is a central figure in the vibrant music-scene of oday's Guinea. Son of a poet, Amadou was born in the town of Fadama, close to the centre of present day Guinea. He was born Amadou Doumbouya ( the sodia is taken from the name of a theatre company he co-founded in 1987 ) and it was still as a Doumbouya that he joined the Horoya-Band one of the most poplar groups in Guines in the 1970's and 80's and later sang two songs on Ousmane Kouyate's classic album of 1990, Domba.

While in demand for his mastery of the bolon, the four stringed instrument on the album cover, it is as a singer and composer that he really made his mark. On the album you can hear why. It positively drips with talent, not least Kante Manfila and Ousmane Kouyate ( of les Amabassadeurs and Salif Keita) on guitar, Djeli Moussa Diawara on kora and Kerfala Kante & Sekouba Babino on additional vocals. With its multi layered arrangements that sensitively balance the electric with the acoustic, it is the perfect vehicle for a singer who is rooted in the past, yet singing for the present while looking into the future...ca va se savoir - that will be known.

Text Sterns record label.