National Geographic Music (National Geographic)

Back home, Malouma is something of a controversial celebrity, both for the way she has campaigned for women's rights and the way she has used her role as a griot, from a family of tradition, musicians, to shake up the music scene. Anchored in the tradition yet resolutely modern, inspired by the songs of the desert and immersed in the rhythms of the Senegal River, Malouma's music is unique.

— CalabashMusic.com