After a three-year break comes this new collaborative effort from French trumpeter Truffaz, an album that might be a soundtrack to an indie film or an experimental dance piece – which, commissioned to accompany the South African troupe Vuyani, is exactly what it is. But right from the title (which means ‘bit-by-bit’ in Bambara) it’s West Africa that’s most palpable here, with dreamy opener ‘Comptine’ lifted by the tremulous voice of Malian singer Rokia Traore and featuring occasional horn blasts as laconic as blowing on a dandelion puff. Genres bend throughout, as is Truffaz’ wont: there’s upbeat pop on the Fender Rhodes-driven ‘Kudu’ and wa-wa psychedelia on ‘Fat City’, with inventive rhythms from new addition, American drummer Arthur Hnatek. French-Malian rapper Oxmo Puccino declaims throughout a closing track that feels a bit unnecessary. An admirable enterprise – but one that doesn’t get you in the guts.