Anyone who has ever seen Dobet Gnahoré perform live will never forget her. The Ivorian is a charismatic multi-talent: her playing on percussion instruments is precise and tight, her dances dynamic and acrobatic and she also impresses with her melodious singing voice. She learned all this in the band of her father and master percussionist Boni Gnahoré, the Compagnie Ki Yi Mbock. The young French
… guitarist Colin Laroche de Feline came to Abidjan and played and toured with this band for more than three years. The Frenchman and Dobet Gnahoré decided to make music together and label company Contre-Jour released their studio albums. As multicultural as Abidjan's society is, the duo consciously chooses pan-African music; songs that are sung in various African languages and various African music styles. On her third album Djekpa La You Dobet sings, among other things, about the strength of African women, her homesickness for Ivory Coast, about desert life, street children, songwriting and the love for husband, children and parents. (SvdP)more
