A girl is murdered in a park. The man is tried and convicted for the crime but afterwards the killings continue.

While not a new album as such, this movie soundtrack confirms Boubacar Traore's iconic status in his native Mali. The music is his journey, from his home city of Kayes to Bamako, and through his life, with a special focus on his late wife, Pierrette, who's beautifully celebrated on this version of "Adieu Pierrette." Plenty of people come out to help, including guitarist Ali Farka Toure on "Diarabi," "Duma Me Yelema," and "Improvisation 2," while rising star Rokia Traore and her band back him on a live version of "Sa Golo."

A group of idealistic young men, determined to clean up the corruption in their town, are aided by a scruffy, cynical samurai who does not at all fit their concept of a noble warrior.