{"id":24146,"date":"2020-10-29T11:29:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T18:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/?p=24146"},"modified":"2020-10-29T12:06:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T19:06:33","slug":"you-have-to-hear-this-really-cool-all-girl-group-from-west-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/2020\/10\/29\/you-have-to-hear-this-really-cool-all-girl-group-from-west-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"You have to hear this really cool all-girl group from West Africa!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='flex-video widescreen'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"STAR FEMININE BAND - FEMME AFRICAINE (OFFICIAL)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bdDp6VAXXbk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>This is such an uplifting story!<\/strong> These seven girls from West Africa, age 8 to 16, were all taught how to play music after responding to a local radio station&#8217;s offer. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/starfeminineband\/\">Star Feminine Band<\/a> was formed and now they sing songs to empower women and girls!\u00a0 Their self-titled debut album drops in November &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/starfeminineband.bandcamp.com\/album\/star-feminine-band\">preorder it now<\/a>! It&#8217;s described as blending &#8220;elements of highlife, garage rock, Congolese rumba, Beninese sato, and psychedelia as they address themes of equality, empowerment and female genital mutilation.&#8221; (Translated lyrics to &#8220;Femme Africaine&#8221; at end of this post!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLUS, they&#8217;re the stars of an upcoming documentary!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='flex-video widescreen'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"STAR FEMININE BAND -  DOCUMENTARY (TEASER )\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kyB4UP9xRfk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s hear it for the band:<\/strong> Ang\u00e9lique Balaguemon on drums\/vocals, Julienne Sayi on bass guitar, Marguerite Kpetekout on drums, Gr\u00e2ce Marina Balaguemon on keyboard\/vocals, Anne Sayi on electric guitar, Urrice Borikapei on percussion\/vocals, and Sandrine Ouei on keyboard!<\/p>\n<div class='flex-video widescreen'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"STAR FEMININE BAND - PEBA (OFFICIAL - BENIN)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQzCl6dUSnM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/starfeminineband.bandcamp.com\/album\/star-feminine-bandhttp:\/\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24163\" src=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Star-Feminine-Band-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Star-Feminine-Band-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Star-Feminine-Band-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Star-Feminine-Band-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Star-Feminine-Band-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Star-Feminine-Band.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Translated lyrics of &#8220;Femme Africaine&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>Oh woman, African woman<br \/>\nOh woman, Beninese woman<br \/>\nBlack woman, get up, don&#8217;t sleep<br \/>\nOh black woman, get up don&#8217;t sleep<br \/>\nYou can become, president of the republic<br \/>\nYou can become, prime minister of the country<br \/>\nGet up, something must be done<br \/>\nAfrican woman, be independent<br \/>\nThe country needs us, go to school<br \/>\nAfrica needs you, you have to work<br \/>\nThe world needs us, let&#8217;s stand up we&#8217;ll defend<br \/>\nAfrican woman, be independent<\/p>\n<p><em>via <a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2020\/10\/21\/this-all-female-west-african-band-aim-at-empowering-girls-in-debut-album.html\">Boing Boing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nagonthelake.blogspot.com\/2020\/10\/the-star-feminine-band.html\">Nag on the Lake<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is such an uplifting story! These seven girls from West Africa, age 8 to 16, were all taught how to play music after responding to a local radio station&#8217;s offer. 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