Dobet Gnahoré

The daughter of percussionist Boni Gnahoré, she plays with the group Na Afriki, consisting mainly of French and Tunisian musicians, who accompany her with the guitar, sanza, the balafon, the calebasse and bongos.

[2] A self-taught musician, who incorporates elements of song, dance, percussion and theatre into her repertoire, she is the daughter of percussionist Boni Gnahoré, who performs with her and the sister of Kiff No Beat band member Black K. She settled in Marseille in 1999 due to the civil war.

[3] In France, Gnahoré met guitarist Colin Laroche de Féline and decided to form a band, Na Afriki.

The group toured Congo, Gabon, Chad and Equatorial Guinea in the 2000s, and aspects of music from a number of African countries are evident, including Cameroonian bikutsi, Congolese, East African rumba and Manding music, alongside reggae.

Her lyrics often deal with pressing social issues, including the importance of family and AIDS.