Nahawa Doumbia - Laban Ko (African Angels) Mali

The song 'Laban Ko' from the 1997 compilation album 'African Angels' by Malian Wassoulou singer Nahawa Doumbia. Nahawa Doumbia is one of the most popular singers from the Wassoulou region in South Mali. She was born in the small town of Mafélé, in the Sikasso region (next to the Ivory Coast's border). She was raised by her grandmother as Nahawa's mother died shortly after giving birth. Even though Nahawa Doumbia's family was not part of the jali tradition (the traditional musical caste). Nahawa's mother predicted before she died that her daughter would be a singer. Despite her family resorting to traditional magic to prevent her from becoming a singer she launched her first album in 1988.
She appeals to the younger generation of West Africans through her lyrics about love and she often sings about the position of women in Malian society in addition to the plight of African refugees in France. Her soaring, other-worldly vocals are typical of the musical style from her native Wassoulou region but she also adds contemporary jazz sounds as well as other popular and modern sounds. She incorporates traditional instruments such as bala, kamele ngoni, and jembe along with bass and acoustic guitar back up.
The Wassoulou region is well known for generating some of the best singers in Mali, like Oumou Sangare, Sali Sidibe or Dieneba Diakité.

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