Ever the shape-shifter, Malian diva Rokia Traoré has previously mixed it with such western influences as the Kronos Quartet. That this fifth outing embraces rock is no shock given her guitar playing (she grew up a Dire Straits fan), but it's a startling record nonetheless, with producer John Parish (of PJ Harvey reknown) pitching Traoré's agile voice against restless guitars and Seb Rochford's mercurial drumming. There are many moods; the title track's impassioned plea for her homeland, a gentle paean to African women on Sarama, the soukous-style Tuit Tuit, the spartan N'Teri and the urgent rock-out of Kouma. She remains a real original.