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Ya

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Without a doubt this album rivals all my favorites! I can not get enough of it! The first time I listened to it it made me cry. Still it evokes emotions in me I do not even understand. Her voice takes you far away, the acoustics are phenominal! I was thinking of not sharing this with anyone, keeping it like a secret...a magic place to get away to, but it's just too good to keep to myself! Enjoy!

I still marvel how much music is still out there, unexplored and just waiting for the unsuspecting lucky listener to stumble across something as beautiful as this.

Even though sung in 3 different languages, the tunes will be easy for the western ear to adapt to without any problem, even as she stays true to her musical roots.

Melodic and heartfelt, this great recording deserves special attention.

The orchestrations remind me more and more of him as I continue to listen. Beautiful recording.

Khadja Nin has a vibrant, fluid sound and powerful, sultry style. The voice, band & lyrics all work together to create beautiful music. Highly recommended. Enjoy.

A native of the African country of Burundi, Khadja Nin sings in French, Swahili and Kirundi, lamenting life's sorrows and yearning for peace, unity, love and acceptance among all peoples. In a refreshing change from much "popular" fare, Kadja Nin's work is not only musically satisfying, but has something worthwhile to say. Her low, throaty voice is deeply affecting as she emotes life's lessons, perpetrated by the immune and inevitably suffered by the disadvantaged. A mother struggles to raise her children alone. The loss of a sister and husband are mourned. An already destitute populace suffers the effects of war and embargoes. And yet the music resonates with hope, love and humanity. The stunning arrangements of the songs are sleek and modern, while the sentiments are simple, timeless, sadly, as relevant today as in decades or centuries past. Perhaps if more world-stage decisions were made by musicians and poets and mothers, as opposed to posturing politicians, discriminating zealots and disrespecting men with little lose, the world might be a better place for the rest of us. But all that being said, I'd love this album even if it had the same old "want you, need you, gotta have you" schlock-lyrics that many other artists feel the need to perpetuate (or fall back on for lack of anything more substantive to say). The music is that good--with all the power, variety, richness of sound and evolution of texture that any world music fan could want. So buy this album--you won't be disappointed in any respect! Try also the music of Deep Forest, Loreena McKennitt, Jesse Cook, Sukay and Sarband.

Khadja Nin has the capacity to build songs, often to transcendental heights with sweeping vocals and a sense of landscape. Her voice is awesome in its underlying dreamy melancholia, and it is also very rooted; yet it soars brilliantly... I got this album soon after it was released and I still listen to it regularly and it is always, always an absolute delight.

A native of the African country of Burundi, Khadja Nin sings in French, Swahili and Kirundi, lamenting life's sorrows and yearning for peace, unity, love and acceptance among all peoples. In a refreshing change from much "popular" fare, Kadja Nin's work is not only musically satisfying, but has something worthwhile to say. Her low, throaty voice is deeply affecting as she emotes life's lessons, perpetrated by the immune and inevitably suffered by the disadvantaged. A mother struggles to raise her children alone. The loss of a sister and husband are mourned. An already destitute populace suffers the effects of war and embargoes. And yet the music resonates with hope, love and humanity. The stunning arrangements of the songs are sleek and modern, while the sentiments are simple, timeless, sadly, as relevant today as in decades or centuries past. Perhaps if more world-stage decisions were made by musicians and poets and mothers, as opposed to posturing politicians, discriminating zealots and disrespecting men with little lose, the world might be a better place for the rest of us. But all that being said, I'd love this album even if it had the same old "want you, need you, gotta have you" schlock-lyrics that many other artists feel the need to perpetuate (or fall back on for lack of anything more substantive to say). The music is that good--with all the power, variety, richness of sound and evolution of texture that any world music fan could want. So buy this album--you won't be disappointed in any respect! Try also the music of Deep Forest, Loreena McKennitt, Jesse Cook, Sukay and Sarband.

I am a big fan of African music and am always excited when I come across someone who comes highly lauded. So I was looking forward to Khadja Nin's "Ya" album.

Well, it surely didn't strike a chord with me. This being her first US release she made the big mistake to try to appeal to Western tastes (see the Sade and Sting comparisons that have been made in other reviews), regrettably sacrificing her Burundi musical roots.

It's an okay album but after listening to it this once, I certainly didn't feel to compel to listen to it again. Ever.