Meeting with the Star Feminine Band of Benin and Sophian Fanen's playlist

Star Feminine Band.

© JB Guillot

By: Laurence Aloir

2 min

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And here is the ultimate 2020 vintage from

Sophian Fanen

(journalist specializing in music on the site

Les jours

) which, each month, offers 5 new releases, listened to, dissected with love, before finding it at the beginning of January 2021 for its selection of records of the decade.

Nappy Nina (Art by Bailey Elder) and Quinzequinze (S76).

© Art by Bailey Elder / S76

Sophian Fanen Playlist

(@SophianF on Twitter)

Bachar Mar-Khalifé

,

L'Amour à several

, from the album

On / Off

 (Balcoon, 2020)

Domenique Dumont

,

People on Sunday

, single (The Leaf Label, 2020)

Kate NV

,

It Starts With

, from

Room for the Moon

 (RVNG, 2020)

Nappy Nina

,

Weight

, single (Mexican Summer, 2020)

Quinzequinze

,

Le Jeune

, single (S76, 2020).

Star Feminine Band.

© JB Guillot

Then we go to Natitingou in Benin (in virtual) for an interview with

Le Star Feminine Band

: with André Balaguémon, musical director, 5 musicians who are between 6 and 15 years old and

Jean-Baptiste Guillot,

founder of the

Born Bad Records label.

.

The video

When

Julienne, Grace, Bénie, Urrice, Angélique, Marguerite, Anne

and

Sandrine

are not at school, she rehearses at

André Balaguémon's

in Natitingou in the north-west of Benin.

They form the Star Feminine Band which questions the condition of women in Africa (forced marriage, excision, teenage pregnancy).

Watch the

African Woman

clip

Watch the new clip

Rew Be Me

For further

Portrait of the Star Feminine Band on RFI Musique

Star Feminine Band

Facebook page

.

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