Portrait of Marie Daulne

Marie Daulne

Musicians

Belgian singer, born in Isiro, Haut-Uele District, Democratic Republic of the Congo

About Marie Daulne

Marie Daulne (born 20 October 1964), also known as Zap Mama, is a Belgian singer-songwriter, performer, composer, lyricist, activist, video artist, and ethnic-vocal therapist born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Daulne is the founder and lead singer of the music group Zap Mama, whose second album, Adventures in Afropea 1, was the best-selling world music album in 1993. Daulne specializes in polyphonic, harmonic music with a mixture of African instruments, R&B, and hip-hop, and emphasizes voice in her music.

She has said her mission is to be a bridge between the European and the African and bring the two cultures together with her music. Daulne calls her music "Afro-European". As a solo artist, her remix of James Crawford's 1953 song "Iko-iko" was featured in the film Mission: Impossible 2.

Quick facts

Born
1964-10-20
Artist type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Associated area
Belgium
Active period
1964-10-20
MusicBrainz description
Founder of ZapMama
ISNI
0000000088099666
IPI
00132957663

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