M'BALA, Elsa
Name:
M'BALA, Elsa (b. 1988)
Musical genre:
Electroacoustic, Electronic
Country of birth:
Cameroon
Country of location:
Germany
Notes:
Elsa M’bala (aka AMET aka Anaba M’bala Elsa Tatiana) was born 1988 in Yaoundé. She spent part of her early childhood in Cameroon before resettling in Germany and growing up there. Since 2009 she has been a member of the band Rising Thoughts and since 2001 has worked as a freelance educator. The complex experience of living as a black woman between two worlds is a central theme of her artistic activity as author, performer, and musician. In her texts and songs, M’bala takes a poetic and critical approach to investigating her lifeworlds, the conflicts that arise from these worlds, and her desire for change.
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