David Dalle
Thursday March 2nd, 2017 with David Dalle
Les Amazones d'Afrique, a new supergroup of West African women; my favourite Iranian singer Shahram Nazeri; new music from Tunisia; Italian jazz

We start today with the upcoming Realworld release by Les Amazones d'Afrique, a West African supergroup featuring some stellar women mostly from Mali, but also from Nigeria, Benin, Gabon. From Mali: Kandia Kouyaté, Mamani Keita, Rokia Koné, Mariam Doumbia, Mariam Koné, Massan Coulibaly, Madina N'Diaye, Madiaré Dramé, Mouneissa Tandina; from Nigeria: Nneka; from Benin: Angélique Kidjo; from Gabon: Pamela Badjogo. These wonderful women are singing new songs about feminism and empowering women from their West African perspective. We will also hear my favourite Iranian singer, Shahram Nazeri in an older album with the late setar master Jalal Zolfonun.