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desert blues

2 women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making desert blues. start at whatever level you're standing on.

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level 5 · all the way

deep experimental

Aïcha Bint Chighaly
1k listeners · divas international, mali
Khaira Arby
5k listeners · mali, World Music

✦ more women in genres close to this one

same neighborhood, and the girls are easier to find

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like Etta James, Billie Holiday, and Bonnie Raitt
world music
like Mayra Andrade, Cesária Évora, and Eleni Foureira
world
like Fairuz, Noa, and Lhasa de Sela
african
like Moliy, Margareth Menezes, and Les Amazones de Guinée
africa
like Les Amazones de Guinée, teni, and Moliy

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questions

Who are some women making desert blues?

Aïcha Bint Chighaly and Khaira Arby are a few. musicisforgirls.com/genres/desert-blues/girls lists 2, sorted from mainstream to underground.

Who are some underground women making desert blues?

Further out, try Aïcha Bint Chighaly and Khaira Arby.

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