“Wiyaala, which means “the doer” in her local Sissala dialect, is from Funsi in the Upper West Region of Ghana close to the borders of Burkina Faso and Cote D’Ivoire. Sometimes referred to as the Young Lioness of Africa, Wiyaala’s music traverses West African folk songs, contemporary Afro-pop  and traditional West African storytelling re-imagined with spectacular cultural dancing.

The second of four sisters and thanks to a musical mother, Wiyaala “dodged” FGM and child marriage and attracted attention as a child entertainer, dancer, artist and athlete, despite growing up in a patriarchal society frequently hostile to artistic growth.

In 2012, she travelled to the “big city” Accra, and won the Vodafone Icons Reality Show. After being “spotted” by Rita Ray of BBC’s Global Beats in 2014, Wiyaala has emerged as one of Ghana’s leading international touring artists performing at top events and festivals all over the world, including the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia, WOMAD UK, Green Man, Kendal Calling, Shambala and the Timitar Festival in Morocco.

Wiyaala, who designs and sews her own unique stage costumes, has released two albums “Wiyaala” (2014) and  “Sissala Goddess” (December 2018) and featured on three songs for Universal Production Music’s Global Attitude Album (2019) of which “Nabori” has been nominated for an award in the Best World Music category.

Live:     Shambala UK 2019

Live:    Shambala UK 2019

Live:    Riddu Riddu Norway (Acoustic)               

Live:     Welcome To The Village NL 2019

Live:    Lioness Concert Accra 2018                    

Live:    Womad UK 2016   

Live:     German TV

Live:     BBC Global Beats

 

Press     Reviews/Media

Video     Village Sex

Video    When The Lord Get Us Ready

Photos         Studio + Live

Music    Recorded 

 

Facebook   @wiyaala

Instagram  @wiyaala

Twitter       @wiyaala

Spotify    @Wiyaala

Youtube    @Wiyaala

Website    @Wiyaala

 

Contacts/Booking: 

Manager    John Sherren   [email protected]  +447538733119 (UK) +233240247666 (Ghana)




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