Songs
Some of the biggest singers in Mali have had the courage to write and sing these 8 songs against excision in 5 languages: Bambara, Senoufo, Pulaar, Dogon and Sarakole.
Songs Against Excision:
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O Magni (It's Bad)
—Amy Koita (in Bambara)
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Tukore (Excision)
—Neba Solo (in Senoufo)
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Anka Fo "Ante" (Let's Decide To Say "No")
—Kandia Kouyaté
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Bural (Let's Never Be The Last Ones)
—Aly Baba Cissé (in Pulaar)
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Sariya (The Law)
—The Zotto Boys with the Skankin' Brothers (in Bambara)
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Aranoin Edula (Excision Is Not Good)
—Aly Bodel (in Dogon)
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N' Farikolo (My Body)
—Fantani Touré (in Bambara)
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Takhoundi (Excision)
—Nayine Koné (in Sarakole)
Songs About Other Women's Rights:
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Musoya Danbe (The Dignity of Women), a song that lists great women
—Adama Namakoro Fomba (in Bambara)
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Cinquante Deux Bamako (The Maids of Bamako), a song about appreciating and paying maids
—Bafing Coul (in Bambara)
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Aye Wili (Rise Up), a song that invites women to stand up for themselves and realize their greatness
—Coumba Sidibé (in Bambara)
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Musolu (Women), a song that talks about all the different things women do these days as well as about the importance of the traditional role of women in the family and community
—The National Instrumental Ensemble (in Bambara)
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