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“We live our first twenty years, and the next twenty serve to understand the first twenty”. Here’s the phrase overheard by chance that inspired Flavia Coelho when the time came to work on a new album. Five years after DNA, Ginga is a sort of life review for the Brazilian artist, who wanted to look back on all her first times: first love, first disappointment, first indignation, etc. Comprising ten songs and lasting 40 minutes, it combines several musical styles, from samba and reggae to pagode and amapiano. This is not Flavia Coelho’s first appearance at Nuits d’Afrique. She was already part of the line-up on the big outdoor stage, as well as at Club Balattou. This time, she arrives with her three musicians to set the Olympia alight on July 9, two of whom have been with her for several years. Our journalist Sandra Gasana caught up with her by videoconference live from Paris, to talk about her forthcoming appearance in the city.
