Some ‘serious music’ at festival

By Rick Massimo

Journal Pop Music Writer

A couple of acts made noisy Newport debuts. Zap Mama, the world-music ensemble led by Marie Daulne, which started as an a capella quintet and has evolved into a full band with Daulne as lead singer, took awhile to get started literally and figuratively. Going on late, the group meandered, but eventually got going with Prince-style funk on “Sab Syl Ma,” which featured a touch of opaque vocal harmonies, and especially the closing “Toma Taboo.” An a capella “Go Boy” was sweet and mystifying.