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Sally Nyolo

サリー・ニョロ　/　さりー・にょろ

Singer from Cameroon

January 1, 1965 (age 61)　・　Lekié, Centre, Cameroon

Centre
singer
composer

My Take

Nyolo is the sort of artist whose biography is itself the music. Leaving Cameroon at thirteen for Paris, paying her dues as a backing vocalist, scoring radio and film, then touring the world with Zap Mama, she built a career on patience and roots. I admire how she never traded her African foundation for Parisian polish but let the two converse. Diaspora artists who keep their origins audible, rather than sanding them down for a wider market, are the ones I trust most. Her voice, I imagine, carries both the village and the city at once.

Overview

Born in the Lekié region of Cameroon in 1965, Sally Nyolo left her homeland at the age of 13 to settle in Paris where she has lived since. Nyolo started her professional career in 1982, first as a backup-singer working with numerous French and African artists, and by composing music for radio and cinema. In 1993, Nyolo joined the Belgian a cappella group Zap Mama for their world tour.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sally Nyolo
Name (Japanese): サリー・ニョロ
Reading: さりー・にょろ
Born: January 1, 1965 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Snake
Origin: Lekié, Centre, Cameroon
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://sallynyolo.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AD

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