Released: 16/02/24
Formed in Bamako, Mali, in 2014 by the renowned Malian artists Mamani Keïta, Oumou Sangaré and Mariam Doumbia (of Amadou & Mariam), Les Amazones d’Afrique (LAA) has since expanded to involve many female artists from across Africa and the diaspora. A double threat of social activism – not least in the campaigning for gender equality and eradication of ancestral violence – and vibrant left field pop, LAA invariably install in the listener an overwhelming desire to cut some delirious rug.
Following two wildly successful albums produced by Congotronix innovator Doctor L, on third album Musow Danse the group has teamed up with super-producer Jacknife Lee, and the sound leans much harder into Afro-futurism than ever, drawing inspiration from hip-hop, trap, and electro to brilliant effect.