Sister Fa

Tageszeitung, 09/05/2009

"...despite the serious, engaged themes she addresses, the album ("Sarabah")impresses with its elegant styling and relaxed, at times melancholy, atmosphere."

MC Melstar/Jill Turner, Gondwana Sound, 18/05/2009

"She takes her responsibility as an artist seriously and passionately... She is a talented defender of justice, and fighting for rights in life...She is an inspiration"

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Raising Awareness Tour report – Education without Cutting

Sister Fa and her band have been travelling through Senegal for over three weeks to play concerts and to attract attention to the very sensitive topic of female genital cutting. Their aim was to sensitize the population in Sister Fa’s homeland and to draw their attention to the negative consequences of such practice. Besides the many concerts at different places that were received with great applause and attended by thousands of listeners her biggest success was, in cooperation with the NGO Tostan, that the inhabitants of her home village Thionck Essyl – which had been carrying out the cutting persistently – now officially abandoned this practice of cutting the young girls.

Further on Sister Fa carried out her program of sensitization in various schools in the southern region and in the Senegalese media with life interviews and listener participation.

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Mo 01.03.10 - München

Café Muffatwerk

Di 02.03.10 - Köln

Studio 672

Do 04.03.10 - Berlin

Privatclub

Sa 06.03.10 - Hamburg

KNUST (Abschlusskonzert Black History Month)

Education sans Excision

Un Projet de sensibilisation pour Promouvoir l'Abandon de l'Excision.

Dates de Tour 2010

30.01.10|19h Dakar (Terrain Diamalaye, Ouakam)

04.02.10|18h Ziguinchor (Centre Culturel Regional)

06.02.10| Thionck Essyl

12.02.10|20h Dakar (Yongoulen)

So 27.12.09|20h - Sachesen Anhalt, Germany

Benefizkonzert zugunsten des Projekts "Education sans Mutilation" von Sister Fa gegen Frauenbeschneidung im Senegal.
KuZ Reichenstrasse
Reichenstrasse 1, 06484 Quedlinburg, Sachesen Anhalt

Fr 27.11.09|20h - Bern, Switzerland

Walal-Festival Reitschule

Do 26.11.09|19h - Berlin, Germany

Benefizkonzert gegen Genitalverstümmelung
Werkstatt der Kulturen
Wissmanstrasse 32, 12043 Berlin.

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UN Day Concert 2009

Sister Fa live at the UN Day Concert 2009 in New York

Aterciopelados: Price of Silence (UN Day Concert 2009)

Sister Fa, Angélique Kidjo and others live at the UN Day Concert 2009 in New York

Milyamba (new version)

A song about the hard life of the woman in the countryside of Senegal.

My Name is Sister Fa

Milyamba

Milyamba is about the hard life of the woman in the senegalese country side.

Hip Hop Yaw La Fal

Song about the love to Hip Hop and his aim to criticise the things which aren't going well in the society.

Bou Souba Si Ngone

A song about arranged marriage

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Sister Fa entered this world in the early 80s in Dakar, the vibrating capital of Senegal.

She took her first steps in music back in 2000 by getting acquainted with the local rap scene and recording her debut demo-tape. Nourished on the energy and creativity of West Africa's Hip Hop metropolis, she injected these into her own music with inimitable artistic expression. Her urbane vitality has its roots in the Casamance in Senegal's south. Rich musical and cultural traditions from her family's native country have significantly influenced her artistic output, lending it a uniquely personal note.

After the sudden death of her mother, she dropped out of school to dedicate herself fully to music against her father's wishes. In 2005 her efforts were rewarded with her first Senegalese Hip Hop Award. Since then, Sister Fa has become a pillar of the Senegalese hip hop scene, the best-known female rapper in the country and a role model for many young women. Her lyrics examine social, political and personal subjects, but she uses her music above all for her fight against the tradition of female genital cutting.

In January 2008 she organised the "Education sans Mutilation" tour to Senegal. Plans are being made for a continuation in 2010. Sister Fa works tirelessly for improvement in her native country, where she's a star. From her new base in the international sector of Berlin, equipped with her songs and winning temperament, Sister Fa is ready to spread the word to the world.

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