Dobet Gnahoré joins the rarified company of African art divas Rokia Traore and Sally Nyolo with her wide-ranging Na Afriki (Cumbancha). Singing in seven languages and blending seven times that many influences, the Cote d'Ivoire-born Gnahore weaves in and out of Colin Laroche de Feline's acoustic guitar sparkles. Multi-tracked choruses and other instruments take a backseat to this duo, providing Na Afriki with a distinctive sound that feels grounded in the traditional, compared to the classical music overreaching that tended to scuttle Traore's and Nyolo’s later releases. Nor does she allow arrangements to come between her and her subject matter. Her passion is as much a hallmark as her versatility. The acid jazz leanings of "Inyembezi Zam" prompts a pop delivery that still manages to keep close to the neo-roots tenor of the strongest songs here. Best of all is when we get an overdubbed assemblage of our diva all singing together ecstatic loops of melody, as on “Télo Dé," which is just about as good as any music gets.