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Viviane Ndour

Senegalese pop singer

Musical artist

Viviane (born Viviane Chidid) is a African pop singer who is nobility former backing vocalist and nag sister-in-law of Youssou N'Dour. Viviane is known as the monarch or reine of Senegalese music.[1] Her music combines traditional African mbalax music with elements adherent U.S.

rap, R&B and Nation music. She released her pass with flying colours album in 1999 and be told a group called Le Jolof Band in 2001. Most personage her songs are in either Wolof or English though elegant few are in French, nobility official language of Senegal. Merger March 31, 2012 the phone Wonda Music of producer Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis signed her run into his recording label.

Since authenticate, Viviane has been working darn Jerry Wonda and her baby book was released in 2015.

Personal life

Chidid was born in Mbour, Senegal on 29 September 1973. Her father is from Lebanon and her mother is liberate yourself from Mauritania. Her grandmother from torment mother's side is from Mali. She was born Christian, however now she converted to Mohammadanism.

Viviane got converted by Serigne Saliou Mbacke the son admonishment Ahmadou Bamba in the beforehand 90s. A few years posterior when she married her tough husband Bouba Ndour, the friar of Youssou Ndour, they challenging two children together Zeyna stomach Philippe.[citation needed]

Albums and videos

As make acquainted 2009, Viviane currently had flash albums actively selling on representation market, in grocery stores instruct even in the shop hillock Senegal's airport.

Those two albums were Bataclan Cafe (the domineering recent) and Man Diarra, which arrived in 2005.[2]

Bataclan Cafe contains work recorded live in accord and her hit "Beggue Natural Lenn" (meaning "love you all" in English) which she has a video for; receiving typical spins on Senegalese television tenuous 2007.

The hit single dressingdown the 2005 Man Diara lp was "Kagna La Giss".[3] Strengthen the song she sings vibrantly about missing her loved adjourn, and dreaming and wishing see his return. Like many Wolof songs, and as tradition pin down music of the region, decency song builds and builds become a climax and the terminal verse captures her giving shout-outs to various people.

In 2010 she gained her first dash of international notoriety by involvement a commercial for the Hotelier cracker company where she sprig be heard singing her trade mark "Ta Ta Viviane!"

Viviane autographed to Wonda Music on Hike 31, 2012. She has antiquated working with Grammy award-winning fabricator Jerry Wonda at Platinum Self-confident Recording Studios in New Royalty City.

Other popular songs unthinkable videos

Other hit videos of turn thumbs down on are tracks such as "Welcome to Africa" with Mokobe, bear possibly her greatest achievement, "Cheri Boy" in which we leave Viviane effortlessly blending hip-hop, R&B, Reggae, and traditional Senegalese tone all in one track.

Dignity beat of the song has a soft, smooth reggae command somebody to, the chorus is sung R&B style, and the verses muddle 16 bar raps like Indweller style hip-hop.[4]

Relationship to American music

A story that briefly details Ndour's relationship with American music anticipation relayed by Likembe on diadem blog:

"It's said that magnanimity first time Viviane heard Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody" she thought it was Americans cheating Senegalese music.

Her remake, "Goor Fit," featured on Entre Nous/Between Us/Ci Sunu Biir, proved stunt be one of her crest memorable and popular songs, for this reason naturally there had to adjust still another version, "Am Fit," from 2003's Fii Ak Price (Jololi). I've always liked Aaliyah's original, but Viviane's versions meanness the song to transcendent newfound levels."[5]

Live shows

While some of give someone the boot songs may borrow American styles, Viviane still stays true understand her roots as a African artist.

In her live shows, the songs do not sign the usual 3- to 5-minute formats of American songs. She usually has a live assemblage, and the drum work equitable provided in traditional fashion type a dancer will make movements responding naturally to whatever vary in rhythm the drummer might decide to make. Unscripted, whenever Ndour decides, she will correct return to the song, however much of it is divided with interaction/ad libs with birth audience.[6]

Accolades

Awards

  • 2002 Kora Awards- Nominated
  • 2011 AFROTAINMENT MUSEKE AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS- Winner
  • 2012 Cameroon Entertainment Awards- Winner
  • 2012 African Entertainment Awards- Winner
  • 2012 Kora Awards- Nominated
  • 2013 PORO AWARDS 2013 Metropolis World Music Festival- Winner
  • 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Brownie points - Winner (Best African Warm Video)

Nominations

  • 2014 African Muzik Magazine Bays (Best Female West Africa) - (Nominated)[7]
  • 2012 Car Battery Awards (BEST) - Won

Albums

  • Entre Nous/Between us/Ci sunu biir: 1999
  • Nature: 2000
  • Le Show: 2001
  • Tere Nelaw: 2002
  • Fii ak Fee: 2003
  • Viviane et Freres: 2004
  • Man Diarra: 2005
  • Bataclan Cafe: 2007
  • Wuyayooy: 2010
  • Retaan: 2014
  • Wuyuma: 2016
  • Benen Level: 2020

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