A lighthearted and sparkling album from the "princess of Bantu afropop. Gabon-based singer-songwriter Pamela Badjogo was born in 1982. She moved to Mali in 2005 to study microbiology, but found her passion in music. Among other things, Badjogo was part of the African superwoman group
Les Amazones d'Afrique. The artist, who began as a background singer, emerged as a solo artist. Her debut Mes Couleurs
… was released in 2016, the second album Kaba in 2021. In 2017, she moved to France. The music on Badjogo's third studio album Yiëh is a celebration of afropop, afro jazz and highlife. With a smooth, elegant voice, she sings of feminist and ecological ideals in alternating between her native language, Bakaningui, and French. By embracing resilience, she aims to empower African women. Guest singers include South African Kelly Khumalo, French singer Aurélie Raidron and Ghanaian highlife singer Pat Thomas. (SvdP)more
