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West African Supergroup Les Amazones D'Afrique Returns With 'Amazones Power'

Left to right: Fafa Ruffino, Mamani Keita, Niariu and Kandy Guira are members of the collective Les Amazones d'Afrique. Their new album, Amazones Power, is out now. Karen Paulina Biswell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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West African Supergroup Les Amazones D'Afrique Returns With 'Amazones Power'

The album mixes intoxicating, danceable rhythms and a message calling out violence and other forms of mistreatment of women all over the globe.

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West African Supergroup Les Amazones D'Afrique Returns With 'Amazones Power'

Left to right: Fafa Ruffino, Mamani Keita, Niariu and Kandy Guira are members of the collective Les Amazones d'Afrique. Their new album, Amazones Power, is out now. Karen Paulina Biswell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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West African Supergroup Les Amazones D'Afrique Returns With 'Amazones Power'

by , Robert Baldwin III

West African Supergroup Les Amazones D'Afrique Returns With 'Amazones Power'

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