Aya Nakamura

French Afrobeat and R&B singer Aya Nakamura built a significant following releasing music through her YouTube channel before her 2017 debut album reached number six on the French charts. Her rise to success was sealed a year later when "Djadja," the lead single from her second LP, became a number one hit in France and charted throughout much of Europe. Nakamura's star status was further established by 2020's Aya and her chart-topping fourth album, DNK, released in early 2023. Born in Bamako, Mali, to a family of griots (West African historians/storytellers), Aya Danioko immig...