Hold Your Ears: Bams and "Please, Tends L'oreille"

Feminist rapper Bams gives us our random tune for today, called Please, Tends L'oreille. Mixing rap, electronic and afro sounds and adding her voice to the equation, Bams' goal is to spread positivity and kindness through her music. Of Cameroonian heritage, Bams formed the rock band Shuka Gang, performed high level sports in the triple jump and received a degree in mathematics before settling in to concentrate on her music in 1996. She released her first album in 1999. You can find Please, Tends L'oreille on the 2003 album The World According to RZA, where to which she was invited to contribute by the American rapper RZA. You can also find the song on her 2005 album De Ce Monde.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bams; https://afropunk.com/2013/10/bams-spreads-positivity-and-kindness-with-new-album-dereglement-climatique-climatic-disorder/