Musiques d'Afrique:
Dobet Gnahoré
(Côte d'Ivoire)
Musiques de Côte d'Ivoire
|
Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Dobet Gnahoré (Côte d'Ivoire) |
Musiques d'Afrique Musiques de Côte d'Ivoire |
|
Dobet Gnahoré is a bundle of energy from Côte d'Ivoire. Daughter of master
percussionist Boni Gnahoré, she spent a lot of time with her father in the cultural village Ki-Yi Mbock
in Abidjan. At the age of 12, she rose her voice in the village and said to her father that she does not want to attend school
anymore but rather staying the village, learning more about music, dance and theater. Her father couldn't refuse.
Soon, she participated in the youth band of the
village, the Denmissen (children in Dioula) and performed during dinner concerts in Ki-Yi Mbock. In 1996, a young
French guitarist, Colin Laroche de Féline arrived to stay in the village for three months, eventually he
stayed for three years. Together, they created a duo Ano Neko (create together in Dida language) and in 1999, they
settled in Grenoble (France), also for the birth of their first daughter. They started to perform here and there, but their
first breakthrough was at the 6th MASA " off " festival in Abidjan in 2001, the local press wrote about a
In 2003, the Belgian label Contre-Jour decides to work on a first album, that came out the next year, and carried the title Musicians: Dobet Gnahoré vocals, percussion Colin Laroche de Féline guitar & backing vocals Boris Tchango drums & percussion Clive Govinden bass & backing vocals Nabil Mehrezi additional guitar Sources: Dobet Gnahoré's official site [external link] RFI Musique: Le joli conte de Dobet Gnahoré [external link] Born: 17 June 1982 Style: vocal / afro-folk / afro-jazz Discography:
|
  |
Back to Frank Bessem's Musiques de Côte d'Ivoire