Cheikh Lô breaks a decade of silence with “Baba Moussa BP 120”, the lead track from his forthcoming album Maame, out on 26 September via World Circuit Records. Born in Burkina Faso and raised in Senegal, Lô remains one of West Africa’s most distinctive artists, shaping a body of work that threads together mbalax, reggae, Afro-Cuban rhythm, and acoustic song.

Work on Maame began during the pandemic in a home studio he built in Dakar, where he recorded with his son before expanding the project into a cross-continental production. Musicians from Senegal, Benin, Congo, the U.S., Canada, England, and the Czech Republic contributed, while Lô oversaw the composition and arrangements and performed guitar, drums, timbales, congas, shakers, and backing vocals. The instrumentation also brings in balafon, kora, African flute, sabar, and talking drums.

The title of the album pays tribute to Maame Massamba Ndiaye, Lô’s late spiritual guide. Across the record, the songs turn toward themes of faith, society, and shared identity, with “Baba Moussa BP 120” opening his first studio album in ten years.

You can stream the single HERE