Zap Mama

Zap Mama is a Belgian world music group around singer Marie Daulne (* 1964 in Isiro in the Democratic Republic of Congo, then Zaire). Initially founded as a pure a cappella women's band always more musicians were added, the occupation changed hands several times, and the original African- Congolese style mixed with R & B, hip hop and modern Western pop music.

History

Band founder Marie Daulne is the daughter of a Walloons and Bantu. Shortly after birth Daulnes in the Democratic Republic of Congo her father Simba rebels was killed. Her mother fled with her ​​into the jungle and was arrested, but released after a short time. Marie, her mother and her sisters were eventually flown to Brussels, because her father was a Belgian citizen. In her youth in Europe Daulne discovered blues, reggae and hip hop. At 15, she began to write songs with African melodies, and Zap Mama was born. In 1984, she traveled again to the Congo to learn more about their heritage and the traditional vocal techniques to learn. In 1989, she was looking for women for an a cappella ensemble, the combined her similarly, African and European aspects. In 1991 the first album Zap Mama. From the album Seven (1997) were also musicians and hear male voices.

Discography

• Zap Mama ( 1991)
• Adventures in Afropea 1 (1993 )
• Sabsylma (1994 )
• Seven (1997)
• A Ma Zone (1999)
• Ancestry in Progress (2004)
• Super Moon (2007)
• ReCreation (2009)