Zaïnaba Ahmed
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Mitsamiouli, Grande Comore, Comoros |
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| Instrument(s) | Singing |
Zaïnaba Ahmed (born 1960) is a Comorian singer. She is the first Comorian artist to sign with a foreign record label while remaining a resident of the islands.[1]
Early life[edit]
Ahmed was born in the town of Mitsamiouli, into a family of modest means with ten children. She began performing at weddings at the age of five.
Career[edit]
A mother herself of five children, she has released three albums of traditional Comorian music; she has also been politically active as a campaigner for women's rights, and assisted in setting up a postal system for the islands. In addition to being a musician, she occupies a position within the Comorian government.[2] Ahmed's music is informed by the traditional music of the archipelago. Her earlier recordings were made with synthesizers and other forms of electronic processing,[1] but her more recent arrangements involve minimal accompaniment save for a women's chorus, percussion, and on one occasion a guitar.[3] She is known as the voix d'or, or "golden voice", in her homeland,[4] and has performed concerts abroad as well as at home.[5] She also continues to perform at weddings.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "La Musique Traditionnelle revisitée par ZAINABA AHMED". comores-online.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Portrait de Zainaba Ahmed, la "voix en or" des Comores". Habariza Comores. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "zaïnaba ahmed". Le Monde.fr. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Disques". Africultures. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Nassur. "Les artistes comoriens se révèlent". rasmi.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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