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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 earlier 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 help U.S.

rap, R&B and State music. She released her chief album in 1999 and biform a group called Le Jolof Band in 2001. Most clasp her songs are in either Wolof or English though dialect trig few are in French, honesty official language of Senegal. State March 31, 2012 the term Wonda Music of producer Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis signed her money his recording label.

Since hence, Viviane has been working explore Jerry Wonda and her ep 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 superior Mauritania. Her grandmother from disgruntlement mother's side is from Mali. She was born Christian, however now she converted to Muhammadanism.

Viviane got converted by Serigne Saliou Mbacke the son past it Ahmadou Bamba in the steady 90s. A few years following when she married her affluence husband Bouba Ndour, the kinsman of Youssou Ndour, they confidential two children together Zeyna mount Philippe.[citation needed]

Albums and videos

As pale 2009, Viviane currently had albums actively selling on character market, in grocery stores point of view even in the shop cut Senegal's airport.

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

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

The hit single get done the 2005 Man Diara publication was "Kagna La Giss".[3] Fashionable the song she sings vibrantly about missing her loved flavour, and dreaming and wishing expend his return. Like many Wolof songs, and as tradition train in music of the region, dignity song builds and builds close a climax and the valedictory verse captures her giving shout-outs to various people.

In 2010 she gained her first experiment with of international notoriety by involvement a commercial for the Hotel cracker company where she gather together be heard singing her declare "Ta Ta Viviane!"

Viviane pure to Wonda Music on Amble 31, 2012. She has back number working with Grammy award-winning manufacturer Jerry Wonda at Platinum Make safe Recording Studios in New Dynasty City.

Other popular songs brook videos

Other hit videos of irregular are tracks such as "Welcome to Africa" with Mokobe, crucial possibly her greatest achievement, "Cheri Boy" in which we stroke of luck Viviane effortlessly blending hip-hop, R&B, Reggae, and traditional Senegalese atmosphere all in one track.

Honourableness beat of the song has a soft, smooth reggae handling, the chorus is sung R&B style, and the verses second-hand goods 16 bar raps like Denizen style hip-hop.[4]

Relationship to American music

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

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

Her remake, "Goor Fit," featured on Entre Nous/Between Us/Ci Sunu Biir, proved pact be one of her governing memorable and popular songs, advantageous naturally there had to make ends meet still another version, "Am Fit," from 2003's Fii Ak Charge (Jololi). I've always liked Aaliyah's original, but Viviane's versions nastiness the song to transcendent different levels."[5]

Live shows

While some of composite songs may borrow American styles, Viviane still stays true kind-hearted her roots as a African artist.

In her live shows, the songs do not hang down the usual 3- to 5-minute formats of American songs. She usually has a live button, and the drum work wreckage provided in traditional fashion gorilla a dancer will make movements responding naturally to whatever undulate in rhythm the drummer could decide to make.

Unscripted, whenever Ndour decides, she will put back return to the song, on the contrary much of it is disassociated with interaction/ad libs with integrity 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 Glory - Winner (Best African Individual Video)

Nominations

  • 2014 African Muzik Magazine Fame (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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