Sayon Bamba: L’excisée (2011) |
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Sayon, a native of Guinea and a citizen of the world, tells the story of her country in her songs, little snippets of life picked up on her forays through the Guinean bush. A sharp look at a confusing society struggling between unavoidable village festivals, growing poverty and vicious polygamy.... "Lexcisée" ("The Circumcised") is a call to society to finally end traditional FGM_C, as it means violence to children and causes much suffering: "Je sais que tout plaisir a disparu de vos corps et que vos regards vides ne voient plus rien. Je lis tant de tristesses en vous." (I know that all pleasure has disappeared from your bodies and your empty gazes see nothing. I read so much sadness in you). |
| Language: French |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1chxb2PLnbI |
Tiken Jah Fakoly: Non à l’excision (2008) |
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| "Non à l'excision" by Ivorian (Ivory Coast) reggae musician Tiken Jah Fakoly is a call to end the tradition of FGM_C as it deprives women of a piece of their body and their sexual sensation. |
| Language: French |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3fQS-EZ3ZM |
Reinhard Mey: Ich glaube nicht (2004) |
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In 2004, the well-known german singer-songwriter Reinhard Mey dedicated an entire verse to Genital Autonomy in his song "Ich glaube nicht" (I don't believe), making an audible plea for intact genitals for boys and girls:
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Language: German Album: Nanga Parbat |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4EH-4iI220 |
Sister Fa: Sarabah (2009) |
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Fatou Mandiang Diatta, known as Sister Fa, was born in Dakar, Senegal. Her art is far from rap clichés and influenced more by the old skool hip-hop of the 80s than by current rap trends. In her international album debut "Sarabah -- Tales from the Flipside of Paradise", she addresses the injustices prevailing in her home country and campaigns for an end to FGM_C, among other things. |
| Language: Wolof, Manding, Jola and French |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-H5RW2nE34 |
Chiman Rahmani: One of thousand (2015) |
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The song "One of Thousand" by the Kurdish-Iranian singer Chiman Rahmani addresses FGM_C, forced marriage and domestic violence. |
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Language: Curdish (English subtitles) |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEUMx_phDRg&feature=youtu.be |