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
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
thanks Nauma!
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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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