associated_acts years_active article_title background genre origin name
jazzhole 1988 -- present kaïssa
 solo_singer world music cameroon kaïssa
kaïssa

kaïssa is a cameroon born world musician .
she moved to paris with her family at thirteen and to new york city in 1996 .
kaissa worked on stage and/or in studio with salif keita , manu dibango , kofi olomide , papa wemba , cesária Évora , martha wash , diana ross , paul simon and others .
her first solo album was `` looking there . ''
in 2008 , she joined david byrne on the songs of david byrne and brian eno tour .
