Dobet Gnahoré
African styles from kamerunského after the Congo Rumba bikoutsi, from the high life from Ghana after the ziglibiti of the Ivory Coast, her homeland. Her father, Boni Gnahoré, led the drum section of the Ki-Yi Mbock ensemble Company, which is internationally renowned as a pillar of the African theatre and dance. While the European perspective of the most successful artists of Africa are oriented to the European audience for the price of compromise, Dobet Gnahoré remains-even though she lives in Marseille-anchored his creation firmly on the mother continent. In addition to the Repertoire in its vernacular sings and composes in several other African languages and maintains close contact with the admirably's local culture. Her husband and a bandleader, guitarist Colin Laroche de Féline, is one of the few European musicians who choose the path of fuze but on the contrary is totally immersed in African music. The first joint concerts have received as a duo in France, after his return to Africa, became the main attraction of "African Midem", the largest fair of African music in Abidjan, capital of Ivory Coast. In 2006, singer of the BBC World Music Award as best new artist of the year 2010 was selected to the prestigious Festival and trade fair Womex.
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About Dobet Gnahoré
African styles from kamerunského after the Congo Rumba bikoutsi, from the high life from Ghana after the ziglibiti of the Ivory Coast, her homeland. Her father, Boni Gnahoré, led the drum section of the Ki-Yi Mbock ensemble Company, which is internationally renowned as a pillar of the African theatre and dance. While the European perspective of the most successful artists of Africa are oriented to the European audience for the price of compromise, Dobet Gnahoré remains-even though she lives in Marseille-anchored his creation firmly on the mother continent. In addition to the Repertoire in its vernacular sings and composes in several other African languages and maintains close contact with the admirably's local culture. Her husband and a bandleader, guitarist Colin Laroche de Féline, is one of the few European musicians who choose the path of fuze but on the contrary is totally immersed in African music. The first joint concerts have received as a duo in France, after his return to Africa, became the main attraction of "African Midem", the largest fair of African music in Abidjan, capital of Ivory Coast. In 2006, singer of the BBC World Music Award as best new artist of the year 2010 was selected to the prestigious Festival and trade fair Womex.
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