Florence Adooni (GHA)

When the queen of Frafra gospel holds court, the people cheer – and dance. Because the gifted singer Florence Adooni from Ghana combines music from the church with sounds from the ballroom. With her, gospel meets pulsating highlife. Florence Adooni has been very familiar with this orchestral sound of traditional West African rhythms, pop and jazz since childhood, as she comes from Kumasi, the epicentre of this genre.