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Djely Tapa

Djely Tapa

Djely Tapa | Photo : Yoktown’s

Descendante d’une lignée illustre de griots maliens, la chanteuse Djely Tapa anime la scène avec un répertoire en suspens entre ambiances sahéliennes, blues et électro. Reflet de son identité musicale, son album Barokan est un hommage retentissant à la femme et à l’africanité. La voix haut-perchée, le débit incandescent, le geste élégant, Djely Tapa est une vocaliste racée.

Djely Tapa a été nommée Révélation Radio-Canada en musique du Monde en 2019, a reçu le Juno meilleur album musique du monde pour Barokan en 2020, puis le prix Opus Inclusion et Diversité du Conseil québécois de la musique en 2021.

En savoir plus sur l’artiste > djelytapa.com

> Grands concerts : La Veillée de la Rive, 1er juillet 2023, 19 h 30, Scène Jean-Paul-Guimond, Quai Fecteau

 

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Djely Tapa

“I’m heading for the future with African heritage,” she told TV5 Monde early in 2019, speaking of her album Barokan. The result is a bold, critically acclaimed production in which Mandinka traditions and desert blues billow pleasingly beneath a fascinating synthetic breeze. This Montréal-based griot, with her magnificent and powerful voice, is a convinced feminist; the 11 songs of Barokan, performed in the Mandinka, Bambara and Kassonke languages, pay tribute to the strength of African women and to youth, together with calls for the protection of water resources. Djely Tapa was named Révélation Radio-Canada in world music in 2019, received the Juno for Best world music album in 2020 for Barokan, and the Prix Opus for Inclusion and diversity offered by Conseil Québécois de la musique in 2021.

More about the artist > djelytapa.com

> Grands concerts: Shoreline Evening, July 1, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Jean-Paul-Guimond Scene, Quai Fecteau

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