Bleep

Before expanding her sound with the aid of a full band, which subsequently catapulted her among the juggernauts of Malian Wassoulou music, Nahawa Doumbia was a singer and guitarist of remarkable insight even at the young age of 20. Awesome Tapes From Africa presents Doumbia’s early recordings with La Grande Cantatrice Malienne, Vol. 1, and it easily showcases her extraordinary talent and powerful voice, a prophetic register which heralded her greatness to come.