Friday, October 26, 2012

Princess Fatou Gayflor-the golden voice of Liberia




after the king is the turn of a princess to reappear
and there will be more kings and queens and princes from this blog  in the future
- in reality everyone is a king or a queen ,but you know that already....
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here comes Liberia's brightest songbird lovely Princess Fatou  Gayflor
A singer and dancer from  young age, she performed often in community
contexts, including the ritual Moonlight Dance, in her home village of Kakata.
Later, as a member of Liberia’s National Cultural Troupe, which is   
was based in the national artists’ village of Kendeja, she was given the title
“Princess” in recognition of her exquisite renditions of songs in most
of the languages of Liberia’s sixteen  ethnic groups.
(She herself is of mixed Vai and Lorma ethnicities.)
As a young adult, she went out on her own,
founding the successful Daughters of King N’Jola dance and music ensemble
in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia.

in wiki


artist profile and interview in pdf

from 84 and studio 99

 a golden voice 

from the  happy prewar days of  Monrovia




2 comments:

  1. thnk you Nauma - Princess Fatu is someone you hear *about* more often than hearing - it's great to be able to hear her in 'tribal' style. Oddly, the choral call & response style reminds me strongly of Grupo Missema, though they are of course from further round the coast in Gabon. Lovely album - thanks again

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