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mbalax

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

the whole mbalax guide: what it is, where to start, everyone making it →

level 5 · all the way

deep experimental

Fatou Guewel
2k listeners · senegal, africa
Coumba Gawlo
5k listeners · senegal, africa

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same neighborhood, and the girls are easier to find

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like Mayra Andrade, Cesária Évora, and Eleni Foureira
world
like Fairuz, Noa, and Lhasa de Sela
africa
like Les Amazones de Guinée, teni, and Moliy
african
like Moliy, Margareth Menezes, and Les Amazones de Guinée

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questions

Who are some women making mbalax?

Fatou Guewel and Coumba Gawlo are a few. musicisforgirls.com/genres/mbalax/girls lists 2, sorted from mainstream to underground.

Who are some underground women making mbalax?

Further out, try Fatou Guewel and Coumba Gawlo.

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