09.13.03
Zap Mama
I recently attended a concert at the Oregon Zoo with Les Nubians and Zap Mama. While the headlining group Les Nubians failed to inspire me, their opening act Zap Mama was a moving experience in rich vocals over Afro-Cuban rhythms. There was something enchanting and engaging about the energy with which the five female singers sang out to the audience and in turn brought the listeners into the music. Well executed synthesizers, samplers and scratching gave Zap Mama proper techno-backing without ever threatening to overpower the human element.
Sara Koopman said,
September 13, 2003 at 8:51 pm
Maybe a little Afro-Cuban in there but that’s not their primary beat, in fact I rarely hear it in their music. Not that I could name what it IS, but something African. What country is the lead singer from?
Leopoldo Marino said,
September 13, 2003 at 8:59 pm
Woops, did I say Afro-Cuban? I meant Afropean. Zap Mama is a french group with African roots.
Lenny said,
August 28, 2004 at 2:45 pm
Hi,
today I heard a song in my gym that I really loved but didn’t know..the lyrics were “you prove it to me everytime”…I googled it up and came upon your blog
Thanks for the Dahlia info..BUT
quite a coincidence I noticed a post about ZAP MAMA
Zap Mama is NOT French, they’re a belgian (congolese) group which was headed by Marie Daulne and changed line-up often. Now it’s just her (Marie Daulne) and she’s just got a new album out.
Cheers
isa said,
January 5, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Zap Mama’s Marie Daulne is from Belgium with Congolese (ex Zaire) and Belgian ancestry ( French part of Belgium).. Afropean (afro european) .
the other members of the band change, some are also afropean others from all over…
I just love that band can’t wait for their new album Supermoon!!