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SISTER FA & Band
Hip Hop-Queen from Senegal
Reggae, Rap, Funky, Worldmusic
www.SISTERFA.com
SISTER FA - Voc., Comp., Guit., Senegal
Sebastian Strahl - Keyboard, Germany
René Flächsenhaar - Bass, Germany
Sebastian Konkol - Guitar, Germany
Philippe Schmitt - Drums, Germany
Lydia Schulz- Backvocal, Germany
Lukas Ananda May - Tour escorts, Austria
SISTER FA, known under the name Fatou Mandiang Diatta, is born 1982 in Dakar, Senegal.
Rap: The Beginnings
SISTER FA takes her first steps in rap-music in the year 2000, recording her first demo-tape and gets to know the Senegalese rap-community. In the same year, she takes part at her first festival called "Rythm et Melodie" in the Centre Culturel Blaise Senghor. Only one year later, at the age of nineteen, she gets invited the first time, to perform at the senegalese "Hip Hop Awards", which is decorated with the best Hip-Hop artists all over Senegal.
At the beginning of 2002, the French producer Philipp Mogan, shoots a documentary movie about SISTER FA: she introduces the Senegalese rap-scene and gets invited to participate in the music-compilation "Art City" with French and Senegalese rap-musicians, produced by ENDA Tiers Monde, the French organisation for development and environment.
In the same year she represents Senegal at the "festival de rap feminine international" in Guinea Conakry. Therefore, more possibilities to perform result.
In 2003 she joins the label FN'F (Fight n´Forget) where she participates on several compilations.
In the end of 2003, SISTER FA receives her second invitation to the Senegalese "Hip-Hop Awards", which are dedicated to the fight against AIDS. They released the compilation "Tous Rappons Le Sida".
Social commitment
SISTER FA starts to express herself on social topics in her music, especially about the situation of women in her country. 2004 Maestro Sega produced the compilation "Moye Lolou" in Senegal together with SISTER FA, which gets released on the Senegalese market.
HipHop Award 2005: Best Newcomer
At the 10th of August 2005, her long awaited first solo-album gets finally released in Senegal, which she produced with great love and enthusiasm. The same year, the 5th of December, SISTER FA wins the prize for "the best newcomer of the year"at the Senegalese "Hip-Hop-Awards".
Moving to Berlin
In March 2006, SISTER FA moves to Berlin and she quickly gets invited to be on the compilation of bpb (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung - Federal Agency of political consciousness) "Pop and Islam", produced by PIRANHA-records, and to a concert at Ethno-Festival in the Ethnological Museum at Berlin, together with the Senegalese reggae singer Louis-Jean, as a special guest.
2007 SISTER FA establishes her own band with a concert at Carnival of Cultures Berlin, on the Farafina stage and meets AHOI. After that,Africa Festival Osnabruck, WOMEX-expo, AfroBerlin Festival, 100 prominent BERLINER, Radio Multikulti /RBB, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation, nominated at CREOLE Award Berlin, the Night after Ramadan Berlin, Popkomm Off-Showcase, ITB and 2008 CD-realease by PIRANHA-records, follows.
In some African villages, young girls up to 14 years are still victims of genital mutilation,if we do not do anything about it ! They need our help!
With full power SISTER FA fights against FGM: genital mutilation of women in Africa, she composed two songs, and is planning several projects in this regard, as a large media campaigne, concerts, workshops and movies.
2008 stardet the first Senegal-Tour together with her band, supported by Goethe-Institut Dakar: EDUCATION SANS MUTILATION: A project to raise awareness among teenagers and adults, with support of art: concerts, film shows of "Molaade" by Ousmane Sembene and dance workshops (traditional & break dance).
For 2009 we are plannig the second tour in Senegal, supported by TOSTAN.org and the Ministries for Women, Health and Culture. Including a big concert at 6th of February (the International day against Female Genital Mutilation) in Ibamar Diop Basketball Stadium, Dakar, together with national and international stars like: Coumba Gawlo Seck, DJ Awadi, Youssou N'Dour, Warris Dorie, Valerie Traoré and Nina Hagen, followed by a Tour to rural areas in the south of Senegal.
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The Musicians:
Sebastian jet - Keys
Born in 1980 in Frankfurt / Oder, piano lessons at 6 years old when Wieland Bruch, 1999 advanced degree from the music and art school in Frankfurt / Oder, from 2002 to 2007 studies at the Jazz Institute Berlin in the subject of jazz piano since 2002 in several bands in the fields Jazz, pop, soul and world music as a pianist and keyboard player active piano teacher since 2003. SISTER cooperation with the FA since 2007, toured Senegal in 2008.
Rene Flächsenhaar - E & Bass
Born in 1981 in Schwedt / Oder, 1998 school band Buratino (metal, pop, rock, funk), and later with bands: Kamikaze 52 (gothic rock with musicians from Japan, Sri Lanka, Croatia), Rabtzco records; Koi (electric, Drum & Bass, Funk), vinyl Vibes Records; Skin Diary (multicultural rock) with over 300 concerts in Deutschld, Belgium, France, Austria; Mozaik (Persian hip with Iranian musicians), Ole Bainz (Dark Folk with Gunnar Heit ex Elenden); El Rubio (flamenco), Larkin (Irish folk) over 250 concerts in Deutschld; Mark Eden Band (Acoustic Soul Rock with musicians from South Africa, Australia), Stoned Records; Ida Helms (electric jazz-funk) tours in France, Switzerland , Deutschld, since 2007 working with SISTER FA and Senegal tour in 2008, Angelas Park (German pop-rock), phase noise and music collaboration with curves, Kc-Mcanzie, like Death Exist, 3 Chicas, OCB, Lydia Schulz.
Sebastian Konkol - Guitar
Born in 1982, learned with 8 years of classical guitar and grew up in the gymnasium musikbetonten Georg Friedrich Handel high school, with 15 years first band Fette Kinda (reggae), later: Hans der Kleingärtner HdK (reggae, dancehall, Groove), Tribal Notes (Reggae), studied jazz guitar at the Music School of Kreuzberg / Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin since 2008 for SISTER FA.
Philip Smith - Drums
Born in 1979, already with 6 years of private lessons in soprano, alto and tenor recorder, with 11 years of teaching percussion music Frankfurt / Oder, up from 15 years of age piano lessons and won twice on the
3rd Price at the "youth music federal competition" in drum solo, 1996 Federal Competition Percussion ensemble, percussion lessons with Hermann Naehring, drums studying jazz, pop, rock Academy of Music "Hans Eisler" with Diploma in instrumental teacher.
Participation as a drummer at: The Ruffians, dissident, Berlin Brass Band, Pe Werner, Jewels, on the edge theater production, Ma'neko, in theater productions on the Kurfürstendamm, Neuköllner opera, Maxim Gorki Theater, SISTER FA, Polymax, Bruno Franceschini.
Lydia Schulz - Back Vocal
Born in 1985, since 2000 in the following bands: Krottensaund (lead vocals, background vocals), singing teacher: Antje Chemnitz: Academy (lead vocal, choral singing, dance, drama), Musical director: A. Cemnitz, M. Secara, singing teachers: Marc Secara; Young Voices Brandenburg (choral singing lead vocals), Musical Director: Mark Secara, CD production, Libanon Tour 2004, singing teacher: Esther Kaiser, original compositions since 2004, various projects and others with Philipp Schulz, dr (Angelas Park, Mark Eden) and Rene Flächsenhaar, b (Skin Diary, SISTER FA), singing teacher: Mike Cinnamon, since 2007 in collaboration SISTER FA (background vocals) and Senegal tour in 2008, Piano Lessons: Sebastian jet.
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