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Nahawa Doumbia
Discovered by employees of the Ministry of Culture while she was singing with a group of her friends, Doumbia participated in the "Youth Weeks", first on the local level and then nationally. In 1980 she took part in the "Youth Biennale" in Bamako and shared the prize with Tinye De Be Laban. She then entered the Radio France Internationale "Discovery" competition, which she won in 1981.
With Yankaw, an album dedicated to all those with immigration problems, the queen of didadi (a rhythm from her native region of Mali) has opted for a return to the tradition of wassoulou, the musical style drawing on the hunter''s traditions and characterized by the use of the kamelen'goni (youth's harp) and a more acoustic, earthy sound.
In 2004 the elegant singer joined forces with two outstanding French artists in two separate projects that allowed her to reach new audiences. Doumbia first worked with blind keyboardist Jean-Philippe Rykiel for her recording “Diby”. She was then invited to be part of the ambitious yet successful project around the voice by French-Iranian percussionist Keyvan Chemirani. It was called “Le Rythme de la Parole” and allied the Malian’s voice with those of Ali Reza Ghorbani and Sudha Ragunathan.
July 2006
Magali Bergès, updated by Daniel Brown
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World Divas (Compilation)
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Cobalt/Africolor (Label)
Tel : 33 (0)1 47 97 69 99 Fax : 33 (0)1 47 97 65 44
22 rue Soleillet Paris FRA 75020
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baffou88@hotmail.fr
11/01/2009
Je souhaite longue vie a notre Maman Nahawa qui nous donne toujours force, courage, amour et conseils dans ses chansons maliennes !
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28/03/2009
j'aimerais avoir des information sur les date precises de naissance et les débuts de chanté de Nahawa Doumbia
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12/09/2011
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