http://calabashmusic.com<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/39656/fatou.jpg'>Fatou Guewel makes street mbalax, or traditional mbalax. The rhythm is provided by a simple xalam, keyboards and bass guitar, over which Fatou's majestic voice rises and dips in emotion and strength.<br/> <br/> The lyrical context lends an arabic feel, though in true Senegalese style the music never loses its quentessentially African rootsiness, thanks to an army of percussionists who add a hard, mesmeric edge.<br/> <br/> &quot;Fatou&quot; is at last set to catch the imagination of a wider audience, and to finally five Senegal's women their rightful place beside their male counterparts. Earthy, uncompromising, raucous, women's mbalax!<br/> <br/>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:08:44 -0500http://fatouguewel.calabashmusic.com/#album_39656