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The 7-member band hails from a conservative part of the country. They sing about female genital cutting, child marriage and gender equality. And they rock.

The idea of the multi-instrumentalist André Balaguemon was to launch a music school open only to young girls. The group is made of only seven girls aged between 11 to 18.

David McKenna , May 18th, 2021 08:14 David McKenna ponders the influence of Paris’ Seine-Saint-Denis suburb and samples Marseille rap, mongrel folk and prepared pianos. Home page photograph: Sourdure by Eloïse Decazes Recently I’ve been reflecting on the outsize impact of one of France’s smallest administrative departments – Seine-Saint-Denis, which covers a little over 90 square miles and is known informally as le quatre-vingt treize or le neuf-trois – ‘the ninety-three’) afte...

David McKenna , March 16th, 2021 09:08 David McKenna celebrates ten years of the Rockfort column and tackles folk, rap, the dark arts - and classic French Europop This column marks the ten-year anniversary of Rockfort on The Quietus, a realisation which is a source of delight and no little consternation (for me, but perhaps for others too). It’s the sort of moment that leads to pained reflections on where the time has gone, and what I’ve achieved. Then I remember that over the same period D...

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Amid chaos, world music still rocks Musical brilliance and raw energy and joy are alive and well — heres the latest published : 19 Jan 2021 at 04:00 Star Feminine Band. John Clewley Riding high at the top of this months Transglobal World Music Chart is the Isreali-Persian singer, songwriter and social activist Liraz Charhi. Her new album, Zan, which means "women" in Farsi, was released last November. Given the dire situation for the entertainment industry, it see...

Star Feminine Band, l-r: Marguerite Kpetekoute, drums; Julienne Sayi, bass; Grâce Marina Balaguemon, keyboard and vocals; Urrice Borikapei, percussion and vocals; Angélique Balaguemon, drums and vocals; Anne Sayi, guitar; Sandrine Ouei, keyboard. Photograph: JB Guillot Star Feminine Band, l-r: Marguerite Kpetekoute, drums; Julienne Sayi, bass; Grâce Marina Balaguemon, keyboard and vocals; Urrice Borikapei, percussion and vocals; Angélique Balaguemon, drums and vocals; Anne Sayi, guitar; San...