Malika Ouattara
Malika Ouattara | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Malika la Slameuse |
| Born | 16 April 1993 Ouagadougou |
| Genres | Slam poetry |
| Occupation(s) | slam artist |
| Instrument(s) | Voice |
Malika Ouattara(born 16 April 1993) is aslam poetand musical artist fromBurkina Faso,known as "Malika la Slameuse".
Biography[edit]
Ouattara was born on 16 April 1993 inOuagadougouinBurkina Faso.[1]She made her performance debut at the Waga Hip Hip Festival in 2009.[2]Her lyrical talent, as well as her presence as a woman on the predominately male slam scene, meant that she became a leading figure in slam in West Africa.[2]In 2017 Outtara estimated that there were only fifteen African women slam poets in total.[3]
She released her first single in 2012, which was part of a project run by the Ministry for Women.[4]In 2013 she made her first television appearances.[4]In 2016 she was photographed byLeila Alaoui,as part of a series focusing on women's empowerment inBurkina Faso.[5]The same year, and postponed bythe terrorist attackin which Alaoui was killed, Ouattara released her first album, entitledSlamazone.[4]The album sold more than 5000 copies.[3]Artists who collaborated with Ouattara on it include: Smarty,Greg Burkimbila,Will Be Black andWendyida.[6]Her music and poetry are socially conscious and feature themes of love, as well as women's rights issues such as unplanned pregnancy.[7]In her single "All Night" she discusses unfaithfulness in relationships.[8]She has won numerous slam awards in West Africa.[9]In June 2015 she took part in a week to raise awareness of issues facing people withalbinismin her country.[10]
In 2019 she set up the Slamazone Foundation of which she is President, in order to fund raise for social issues in her country.[11]However the charity had to reprioritise its work in the face of theCOVID-19 pandemic;their focus moved to virus prevention through the promotion of good hygiene.[12]In her previous career she worked for theAfrican Institute of Management.[13]On 10 September 2020, Ouattara encouraged as many of her fanclub as possible to donate blood.[14]She also signed a memorandum of understanding between the Slamazone Foundation and the National Blood Transfusion Centre in Ouagadougou.[14]
Outtara is a practising Muslim.[15]She has received criticism from some members of the public who believe that Muslim women should not perform in public.[1]She has publicly stated that her faith and her art do not contradict each other.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Musique: Zoom sur Malika la Slamazone, Kundé du meilleur artiste féminin 2019 - leFaso.net".lefaso.net(in French).Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^ab"Malika la Slameuse".QG JEUNE(in French). 2018-02-06.Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^ab"Naissance des" slamazones "pour libérer la parole des femmes – Jeune Afrique".JeuneAfrique(in French). 2017-12-15.Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^abcRevelyn (2016-03-27)."Malika la Slameuse:" L'homme qu'il me faut existe "".L'Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24(in French).Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^"The artist who was killed by jihadists - and what she was trying to tell the world".The Independent.2016-01-22.Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^"Soirée slam avec Elifaz & Malika la slameuse".institutfrancais-burkinafaso.Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^"BURKINA FASO: On The Frontline Of The Struggle For Sexual Health And Rights In Burkina Faso".mewc.org.Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^cbooth912 (2018-03-08)."Burkina Faso's Malika La Slameuse:" All Night "feat. Stelair".The Hip Hop African.Retrieved2021-02-23.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^Maliweb."Rencontre avec Malika slameuse:" Le slam c'est bouche qui donne et des oreilles qui prennent "| Maliweb".Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^laguineenne (2019-06-23)."Malika La Slameuse, la reine des mots forts".La Guinéenne(in French).Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^Reid, Caroline (2020-08-12)."International Youth Day 2020".Oxfam Ireland.Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^"Youth and coronavirus in the Sahel: when mutual aid goes viral".Oxfam International(in Spanish). 2020-06-11.Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^"Burkinabè Rising: People in the Film / Les Participants dans le Film | Cultures of Resistance Films".culturesofresistancefilms.Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^ab"Don de sang: Malika la Slameuse et ses fans se mobilisent pour sauver des vies - leFaso.net".lefaso.net(in French).Retrieved2021-02-23.
- ^ab"Malika la Slameuse:" L'homme qu'il me faut existe "".Burkina 24 Affaires(in French).Retrieved2021-02-23.
External links[edit]
- Malika La Slameuse -Avortement #BurkinaFaso
- Malika La Slameuse -Moüslimine