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SPEAKER_07: Demi was born in Mauritania in 1958 with music in her blood. Her family were griots, part of the musician cast of Moorish society. Though they're at the bottom of the social hierarchy, these performance have been essential to Mauritanian culture for centuries as oral historians, soothsayers, and sources of entertainment. Demi began singing when she was very young. By the age of 10, her mother started teaching her to play the Ardine, a multi-stringed harp played exclusively by women griots. In 1976, when Demi was 18, she won a national radio competition. The prize was a chance to represent Mauritania at a music festival in Tunisia. While still a teenager, Demi won a gold medal for her performance of Art's Plume. The song opens with the line, "'Art's Plume' is a balsam, a weapon, and a guide enlightening the spirit of men." It argues that musicians are actually more important to a society than fighters. ["Art's Plume"] ["Art's Plume"] This performance and this win shot Demi into international fame. Over the next decade, she became a star in the Arab world, performing throughout Africa and the Middle East. At the heart of Demi's career was her ability to reinterpret traditional tunes. Mauritania sits at a cultural crossroads in Northwest Africa, bordered by the Western Sahara, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal. Its music reflects that diversity, Melding Arabic, Berber, and West African influences. Demi would often perform with her husband and daughter, backed by electric guitar and her own Ardine. It wasn't just Demi's style that broke barriers. It was the way she shared her music. In 1989, Demi set out on a European tour. For many of those in the Western audiences, it was the first time they'd heard Mauritanian music. A year later, in 1990, Demi released Morsh Music from Mauritania. It was reportedly the first time that griot music had been recorded in a studio. Over the next few years, Demi recorded another, more traditional album, Tour Europe Again, and in 1994, performed for the first time in the United States. One of the only Mauritanian artists to have ever released an international album, she became essentially a cultural ambassador for her country. Upon her return home in the mid 1990s, Demi gave birth to another daughter. She then took her place once again as the diva of the desert. She spent a decade touring, performing, and headlining festivals. Her blues style caught the attention of some of the biggest stars in Africa and around the world. And in 2006, Demi recorded a new track with flamenco musicians in Madrid, highlighting her ability to transcend genres. In 2011, Demi died of a brain hemorrhage while on tour in Morocco. She was 52 years old. All month, we're highlighting Prodigies. For more information, find us on Facebook and Instagram at Wamanica Podcast. You can order Rising Troublemaker everywhere books are sold. Special thanks to creators, Jenny and Liz Kaplan for inviting me to guest host. Talk to you tomorrow. Troublemaker everywhere books are sold. Special thanks to creators, Jenny and Liz Kaplan for inviting me to guest host. Talk to you tomorrow.
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