Haoua and Azera Doga are twin sisters form Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) who are performing since the early 2000s as the “Les Soeurs Doga”. They mainly sing in their native language Mooré and address issues like terrorism, hunger among others burning issues in Burkina Faso, and turning them into a positive perspective. The Burkinabe press stated: “A strong spiritual message coupled with festive optimism”. Les Soeurs Doga act in West African films and perform at music festivals in West Africa and since they met Viktor Mark in Ouagadougou they have been performing frequently in Europe.
Viktor Marek is a DJ, music producer and the CEO of the Golden Pudel Club in Hamburg. The club is a collectively organized location for music and art events and a communication space for different social milieus and generations. It has a clear antiracist and intersectional policy. Beside the collaboration with the Doga sisters he has a long cooperation with the Pakistani Sitar musician Ashraf Sharif Khan, but also other international musicians like Patrick Kabré. He describes his music as outworld.
Les Soeurs Doga & DJ Marek have been performing together in Europe. They created a mix of traditional music elements turned into rap-like chants with electronic elements, in which you will find their political messages.
Listen to samples of their music here >>