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Barbara Akabla
(Côte d'Ivoire)
Biography
Barbara Akabla has been involved in music since the 1980s. Very soon, she recorded a first album,
« Séhizou », that was produced by Paul Nemlin, who recorded a few albums of his own,
and who participated later in the a capella group NIPA (1996). Barbara was still at in college when Paul Nemlin
proposed to record an album with her. She continued developing her singing capacities in Abidjan and started singing in
bars and nightclubs in Abidjan.
In the late 1990s, she arrived in Paris where she continued to sing in bars. She performed as opening act for concerts of Papa Wemba and Koffi Olomide in the Zenith venue in Paris. She recorded a second album « Tu penses qu'à ça », an album that was released in 1999. The album was well received but had limited success due to lack of promotion. In 2006, Barbara Akabla returns with a new album with the funny title « Boum Boum Bam », produced by French producer François Cousin. The style of this album is called Afro World, which is in fact a mix of RnB and zouk with local Ivorian rhythms.
In the late 1990s, she arrived in Paris where she continued to sing in bars. She performed as opening act for concerts of Papa Wemba and Koffi Olomide in the Zenith venue in Paris. She recorded a second album « Tu penses qu'à ça », an album that was released in 1999. The album was well received but had limited success due to lack of promotion. In 2006, Barbara Akabla returns with a new album with the funny title « Boum Boum Bam », produced by French producer François Cousin. The style of this album is called Afro World, which is in fact a mix of RnB and zouk with local Ivorian rhythms.
Barbara Akabla
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Style: RnB, zouk, aloucou, digba, gbégbé
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| Boum Boum Bam | 2005 | 12 Courage Productions 060406/1 / Bolibana BIP522 | |
| Tu penses qu'à ça | 1999 | Pool Music 304406-2 | |
| Resurrection | [1980s] | Eyab's Productions DRIP 001 | LP, produced by Romeo Dika |
| Séhizou | 1985 | Cassette |
Sources
Page added September 2006