Khadja Nin

  • Khadja Nin
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Singer, Song writer/composer, Actor
Principal country concerned : Column : Music, Cinema/tv

Burundese Author, composer and actress

Sometimes (wrongly) credited as
Kadja NIN


She is Author, composer, actress, from BURUNDI.
Youngest of a family of eight, Khadja NIN studied music at an early age, before leaving Burundi to go to Europe where she met her producer, writing with him plenty of songs in Swahili and Kirundi her native langage. Her albums are a mix of occidental popmusic, African and Afro-Cuban rhythms. She gained wide recognition and success with "Sambolera Mayi Son". Her album "Ya…" ("From me to you") is a wonderful tribute to Mandela and the video of her song "Mama" was directed by Jeanne Moreau. International composer, she sang with lots of artists among them Sting and Cheb Mami. She also became a Unicef and ACP Observatory on Migration Good Will Ambassador. She was awarded the Prize "Prix de l'Action Feminine" by the African Women's League in 2016, and has been committed to support ordinary heroes.
She is Jury member (Feature films) at Cannes Film Festival 2018 along with Cate BLANCHETT (President of the Jury), CHANG Chen, Ava DUVERNAY, Robert GUÉDIGUIAN, Léa SEYDOUX, Kristen STEWART, Denis VILLENEUVE & Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV.


Source:
www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/artist/khadja-nin


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Autor, compositor, intérprete BURUNDI

Khadja Nin, la menor de ocho hijos, estudia música desde muy joven. Cuando dejó África con destino a Europa, conoció a su productor con quien escribe docenas de canciones en swahili y kirundi, su lengua materna. Sus álbumes mezclan ritmos occidentales pop, africanos y afrocubanos. El título "Sambolera Mayi Son" le abrió las puertas al éxito. El álbum "Ya..." ("Entre usted y yo ") es un emocionante homenaje a Nelson Mandela, así como la canción "Mama", cuyo vídeo fue dirigido por Jeanne Moreau. Esta artista internacional, que ha colaborado con Sting, Cheb Mami y muchos otros, se convirtió en embajadora de buena voluntad de Unicef y luego del Observatorio sobre las migraciones. Galardonada con el premio a la Acción Femenina 2016 concedido por la Unión de Mujeres Africanas en 2016, demuestra su compromiso constante junto a los héroes cotidianos.
Miembro en el Jurado Largometrajes - Festival de Cannes 2018.

Source:
www.festival-cannes.com/es/festival/artista/khadja-nin

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生平简介

作为家里8个孩子里的老幺,Khadja Nin很早就开始学习音乐。在离开非洲前往欧洲之后,她遇到了自己的音乐发行人,并与他合作创作了十多首以斯瓦西里语及母语基隆迪语创作的歌曲。她的音乐专辑糅合了西方流行乐、非洲和古巴黑人音乐节奏。她凭借《Sambolera Mayi Son》开始走红;《Ya…》(从你到我)以律动的节奏向曼德拉致敬,法国著名女演员Jeanne Moreau还曾出演她的歌曲《Mama》的MTV。作为一名国际艺术家,她曾与Sting、Cheb Mami以及其他多位知名艺术家合作。此外,她还是联合国儿童基金会和难民署的亲善大使。2016年,她荣获了非洲妇女联合会妇女行动奖,并继续在日常生活中完成自己的使命。

担任评审
成员 - 长片竞赛 - Cannes 2018

Source: Cannes 2018
https://www.festival-cannes.com/zh/festival/yi-shu-jia/khadja-nin

Music albums

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Articles

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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