LYDOL

“Lydol is always where you least expect her” (RFI, 2024). Spontaneous, natural and committed, the 2019 Prix Découverte RFI finalist writes what she feels and sets her words to popular Cameroonian rhythms, rap and reggae while always taking esthetic appeal into account. The slam artist, recognized as a Young African Leader by the Mandela Washington Fellowship in 2024, uses music to support her chanted and sometimes outright sung lyrics, seeing this as a way of democratizing her art. Her latest EP, Fragile (2024), is available on all platforms. After an exceptional concert at the Nuits d’Afrique Festival last July, the Balattou audience will have the chance to see her again for a concert that already promises to be memorable.