"I was already singing by the time I was six years old. My neighbors would ask me to sing at festivities—marriages, ba…"

"No, we’re always together. We’ve always played together so we will continue to play together, at least for now"

"No, there aren’t any musicians in my family; I’m the only one who sings."

"The husband-and-wife duo have been performing together for nearly 40 years. The band’s story begins at the Bamako Ins…"

"I don’t think there’s ever been a band from Africa with whom people have engaged in quite such a way."

"Growing up in the Sahel, I witnessed the land degradation caused by a changing climate, and saw how women and girls w…"

"I quickly realized you cannot dissociate women and girls’ rights from climate change activism"

"Art—be it music, films or paintings—is a powerful tool to unite people and create global movements"

"I have used my music to support initiatives such as the Great Green Wall, and it has proved very effective"

"Keep going women and girls.Stand up for yourself.You have earned the right to own and to work,the right to be indepen…"