MUSOW DANSE
Our third album, Musow Danse, is released worldwide on 16 February 2024.
Available on LP, CD & Digital
THE NEW SINGLE • OUT NOW
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FEATURING MAMANI KEÏTA & FAFA RUFFINO
The perfect person does not exist. We all have our flaws and imperfections which we carry with us through life. But there is beauty in imperfection, and that’s what this song is about."
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THE NEW SINGLE • OUT NOW
KUMA FO
(WHAT THEY SAY)
Kuma Fo’ is about women’s freedom of expression. It’s about speaking up — not asking, not waiting for us to be given the floor. We need to seize it. When you look at the Amazons of Dahomey, it was female warriors who made the decisions and took power. It feels like since colonization, certain countries in Africa have moved further away from women's rights. And in this song, we say that if you bring life into the world, you educate, you organize the family, then you should reclaim your power: your female power
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OUR STORY
Les Amazones d’Afrique is a creative force that embraces international voices; sweet, strong harmonies that summon the rights of women and girls; and a meltdown of heritage and new gen talent. They were formed in Bamako, Mali, in 2014 by three renowned Malian music stars and social change activists, Mamani Keïta, Oumou Sangaré and Mariam Doumbia, and the collective has since expanded to involve many female artists from across Africa and the diaspora, including Angélique Kidjo, Nneka and rising Malian star Rokia Koné.
While their cause — campaigning for gender equality and eradicating ancestral violence — is worthy enough in itself, their musical creative expression is equally powerful. Richly melodic and far-ranging, it blends pan-African styles and collaborative harmonies with gritty, contemporary pop. The band’s two previous albums have garnered considerable acclaim — The Guardian’s Top 50 albums of 2017, NPR Music’s best albums of 2020, and featuring on Barrack Obama’s playlist. They have performed on Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid stage and featured on flagship BBC music show Later… with Jools Holland.
