Ouagadougou: The musical artist Otemptic unveiled, Friday at Goethe Institut, her first musical work entitled ‘A Cappella’, an album of 8 tracks which addresses themes such as love, the emancipation of women, identity, patriotism, justice and equality.
‘A Cappella’ is a musical album dedicated to women through ‘strong and shocking words in a style that combines slam, poetry and classical music’, indicated the artist Adji Kabré alias Otemptic.
For the artist, the choice of strong and shocking words to convey his message is not accidental.
‘To tell the truth, you have to shock, you have to be authentic,’ she explained.
The title of the work designates the voice, the word, the fact of giving and receiving.
‘In the beginning was the word, in the beginning was ‘A Cappella’
With this album, I wanted to explore the twists and turns of the human soul through the power of words and music,’ declared Adji Kabré.
For the author, each title of ‘A Cappella’ is an invitation to reflection, to contemplation, to self-d
iscovery, to facing others and to life itself.
Adji Kabré is also a Disc Jockey (DJ) and a master’s student in conflict management and peace building.
His musical career began in 2021 and his first single was released in April 2023.
Source: Burkina Information Agency