Best of The Beat on Afropop: Sally Nyolo, Cameroon's Global Goddess

<p>In a salute to Women’s History Month, "Best of The Beat" offers a feature from 1998 on Sally Nyolo, an eclectic Cameroonian singer/composer and bandleader who had burst upon the international scene like a shooting star. <br></p> <p><em>Beat</em> contributor Steve Heilig met the Paris-based artist in San Francisco for a discussion of her career, her sojourn with the all-female a cappella group Zap Mama (led by Marie Daulne), and her musical inspirations drawn from traditional and modern sources, including the Baka Pygmies.</p> <div class="video-container"><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HMS77iz8p4U" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></div> <p>At the time of Steve’s encounter with her, Sally had just released a solo album, <em>Multiculti</em>, and was on tour in the U.S. She <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/454548-Sally-Nyolo" target="_blank">has gone on to release six albums since this time</a>, all of them recommended listening for Afropop fans.&nbsp;</p> <p>Her latest album is <em>Tiger Run</em>, <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/articles/tiger-run" target="_blank">reviewed here</a>. <br></p> <div class="video-container"><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/USk3FBaYqgA" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></div> <p><strong><a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/client-uploads/pdf/Beat176SallyNyolo.pdf" target="_blank">READ OR DOWNLOAD PDF HERE</a> <br></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/articles/the-beat-goes-on-intro" target="_blank">ABOUT "BEST OF THE BEAT ON AFROPOP</a>"</strong><br></p>