"This album represents a quantum leap in her career. There's a strong Wassoulou (southern Mali) sensibility to the music which uses the pentatonic scale (familiar to Westerners through blues and rock); it's wonderfully hypnotic on "Minia," before exploding into a rhythm-fest on "Sisse," where guitar and percussion power the music along under Doumbia's elegantly rough voice. But it's not just the performance, although the mix of ancient and modern is wonderfully balanced, the electric guitar finding room for itself without ever smothering Doumbia's band or voice; it's the material, a collection of nagging, infectious songs like the glorious "N'tana," based around a riff on the kamale n'goni. But that's merely one highlight in a complete program of delights. The centerpiece, however, might be the long "Foly," which builds over the course of seven minutes into a mesmerizing tour de force for Doumbia and her musicians before coming down slowly on the a cappella "Demisen." Beautiful." (AllMusic)
"The year 2000 saw Nahawa Doumbia establish herself as one of the leading singers of Wassoulou music, as the pentatonic sound of southern Mali is known. A haven of strong women vocalists, Doumbia's Yaala album and her collaboration with French DJ Frederic Galliano pushed her firmly into the public eye. Doumbia is a feminist, her lyrics powerfully against polygamy, for the rights of women and children. Working with her band, who played largely traditional instruments, she forged a truly incisive sound. " From the cover of this digipack release: "Nahawa Doumbia is considered in Mali as a taboobreaker and a rebel, and her inspired singing reflects her passionate character". I couldn't agree more when it comes to her singing in native language." (Allmusic)|
"Doumbia would sing with her friends, and was eventually discovered in 1980 by civil servants from the country's Ministry of Culture, and persuaded to sing in the National Youth Week. Doumbia won the contest, which brought government support for her singing, allowing her to develop her style, based on the traditional didadi rhythm of her native region. Even so, it wasn't until 1988 that she issued her first album, Didadi (1989 U.S. release). It's very Western gloss was at odds with the rootsiness of her voice. Two years later, she brought things more back to the ground, collaborating with a host of African talent, such as guitarist Rigo Starr and members of Salif Keita's band. Mangoni, in 1993, followed a similar plot line. Her voice had developed, but she hadn't really found her individuality yet. That started to flower with Yaknaw in 1997, which unleashed a true Wassoulou sound, similar to that of Oumou Sangare, who'd already gone on to international success." (Allmusic)
"Authentic, powerful music from Mali with an urgent message to both fellow countrymen and the world. For four decades the singer Nahawa Doumbia has been an authority in her homeland Mali. With her warm and powerful singing she passionately calls for gender equality, peace and social justice. On the album Kanawa, produced by arranger Ngou Bagayoko, Doumbia sings in front of a large band with traditional and modern instruments. Her characteristic Didadi rhythms are combined with a fuller Malian pop sound. In the title track Kanawa she asks the United Nations and African leaders to find a solution for the immigration crisis. Because of poverty and unemployment many African youths leave their homes. They are looking for a better life, but many die along the way: they drown at sea or are killed at the borders. She calls for a legal solution: creating work and perspective in their own country." (Muziekweb)
Nahawa Doumbia is one of the most popular singers of the Wassoulou region in South Mali. She speaks to the younger generation of West Africa through her lyrics about love, the position of women in society, and the situation of African refugees in France In 1989 Nahawa’s first internationally released album Didadi came out. The turn of the century saw the singer being very active, releasing the widely recognised and praised album Yaala as well as collaborating with the French DJ and producer Frederic Galliano. (Ebbmusic) Heruitgave van de gelijknamige LP uit 1987.|
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