Dobet Gnahore

Saturday, May 2, 2009, 8:00 p.m. - It's a good thing that Global Union 2007 was an outdoor festival. Otherwise Dobet would have blown off the roof. She's that passionate, her personality that bubbling and infectious, her energy that vital. And the sound — a clear shot from her heart and soul straight into yours and the heavens above. Singing in a range of African languages included Bété, Fon, Bauole, Lingala, Malinke, Mina, or Bambara, the immensity of her talent is deliciously overwhelming.