Cameroonian-French singer/songwriter Sandra Nkaké’s childhood was between two continents, cultures and climates, has created an extraordinary, multi-faceted performer of unparalleled stage craft. She has appeared in numerous stage, film and TV shows as a actor/comedienne and won best new jazz artist at the 2012 French Music Awards.

She has worked with China Moses, L’Orchestre National de Jazz, Booster and Nana Vasconcelos; Her musical influences are many, but include: Folk, Soul, Jazz, and Hip hop but also Bulgarian voices and Flamenco. From Jeff Buckley to Miles Davis and Nina Simone; from Joni Mitchell to Aretha Franklin, Björk, Bonni Raitt or La Niña de los peines, Sandra has no favourite style of music.

Sandra Nkaké has released two albums: Mansaadi (2008) and Nothing For Granted (2012).

Tonight she brings her Nothing For Granted band to the festival featuring:

Sandra Nkaké, Lead singer

Ji Dru, flute

Matthieu Ouaki, guitar

Kenny Ruby, bass

Thibault Brandalise, drums

Armel Dupas, keyboards

Alan Ledem, sound engineerer

Julien Dufour, light engineer

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