Nahawa Doumbia | La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 1

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Debut album from Mali’s celebrated singer Nahawa Doumbia. Acoustic guitar and vocals, youthful power and imagination. (Also be sure to check out her spellbinding Vol 3.)

Nahawa Doumbia is one of Mali’s defining vocalists of the last four decades. Her work journeys through progressive stages of musical evolution and sonic vogues, making it hard to summarize or even comprehend. She’s played a part in popular music since the late ‘70s, as her version of Wassoulou music developed from vocals-and-guitar duo into full-scale touring bands packing a bombastic, electrified punch. As Doumbia puts it, “My music has changed multiple times to this day…The more I progressed in my musical career, the more instruments I have had accompany my songs.”