Dobet Gnahore

MIZIKI (LA Café / Wagram Music)
Written and composed by Dobet Gnahoré (except Afrika written by Josianne de Ridder). Produced by Nicolas Repac.
Recorded and mixed by Jean-Paul Gonnod. Mastering by Raphaël Jonin. With the participation of : Guilherme Alves, Black. K,
Colin Laroche de Féline, Isabel Gonzales, Patrick Goraguer, Lansine Kouyaté, Damian Nueva Cortes, Nabil Mehrezi, Nicolas
Repac.

DOBET GNAHORÉ BIOGRAPHY
Africa has its internationally acclaimed female voices and the voice of Dobet Gnahoré has made its mark there. With “MIZIKI”, the voice of
the multi-talented Ivorian singer resonates African sounds mixed with samples of electronic music, a subtle blend revealing a musical style
which echoes her own character – freedom. The freedom to make a fifth album in which modernity feeds on tradition and heritage.
Inspired by her travels all around the world (more than 800 concerts since 2004), Dobet shares a new and hitherto unsuspected side of her
personality. It took four years to compose “MIZIKI”, probably her boldest, most personal and successful album and one which pays homage
to the two principal causes she supports: a rich, generous and unified Africa and the strength of African women. In her words and on stage,
Dobet, the standard-bearer of a new generation of daring and determined Africans, celebrates the valiant, kind and altruistic woman.
Songwriter, composer and performer, Dobet entrusted the production of “MIZIKI” to Nicolas Repac (Arthur H, Mamani Keita, Republica
Ideal de Acapulco). This album is the result of the fusion of their two identities: Dobet loves the music of Africa (Yemi Alade, Miriam
Makeba, Brenda Fassie… the list is a long one) but is equally enthusiastic about Björk or Christine and the Queens… a fact which Nicolas
Repac clearly took on board. Faithful to the languages of Africa – Côte d’Ivoire has 72 dialects – for this album – possibly her best yet - she
concentrates on Bété, her mother tongue. Dobet Gnahoré has definitely reached a turning point and has left labels behind to express her
frankest and most sincere emotion more precisely. “I want to make people dream while remaining a free artist”. Mission accomplished,
enchantment and melody in the lead. She was born far from the city and at the age of six in Abidjan she once again met her father, a
recognised master percussionist who had helped set up the village of Ki Yi M’bock where he then lived. Place of a Utopian experiment, we
work from five in the morning, studying music, dance and theatre, everything needed to become a complete artist. People of all
nationalities meet there and African stars come to breathe and emulate its atmosphere: Ray Lema, Youssou N’Dour, Salif Keita and Lokua
Kanza are frequent visitors. Dobet soon realised that here was where she would learn about life. She attended school in that unique place
and learned through working and watching. Her meeting with the guitarist Colin Laroche de Féline did the rest, leading her to singing and
taking her to France in 1999.
Inspired by exceptional encounters such as Angélique Kidjo and Lokua Kanza, Dobet started modelling and fashioning her voice, described
as “rather special, very strong, capable of expressing the highs and lows ...” and came to the attention of the Belgian label Contre-Jour for
which she made four album. After several tours in the United States and performing all over the world (Africa, Asia, America and Europe),
she confesses “When I’m not travelling, I get depressed”. In 2010, through the voice of India Arie who changed her song “Palea” to “Pearls”,
she won a Grammy Award… In the same year, the Guardian newspaper described her performance as “the WOMAD festival’s best act”. The
girl from Ki Yi M’bock continued her ascent with “MIZIKI”, for the first time affirming her role as a composer. Starting with the melody, she
delivered little musical phrases which went straight to the heart. “I compose alone because I want to marry my creation so as to give it to the
public”. Not descending into dance music and not forgetting tradition, but with Nicolas Repac’s support, she issued an album which is more
electronic with its samples and sonorities. The roots of “MIZIKI” lie in the “ball of fire” which burns within her. Her words are simple, direct
and therefore universal. “Akissi“ speaks of the rebel she will always be, “Miziki“ of her love for music, “La clé“ [“The key”] of a lost love (and a
new one found), while “Education” is essential for emancipation.

Veranstaltungsort und Adresse

Frankfurter Hof, Augustinerstraße 55, 55116 Mainz

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Dobet Gnahore

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