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Nigerian pop star Nneka on joining African Amazons
Supergroup Les Amazones d'Afrique, an all-female collective of west African musicians are sick of seeing women suffer because of violence, so they have decided to tackle it by doing what they do best - with music. On their new album République Amazone tracks are sang intermittently in English, French and Mandinka, and deal with love, oppression and female empowerment. Nigerian pop star Nneka explains what music sort of music do they play and why she got involved.
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