Wiyaala biography for kids

Wiyaala, which means “the doer” in her local Sissala language, is a charismatic musician entertainer from Funsi in the Upper West Region of Ghana. An irrepressible extrovert since childhood, Wiyaala is an award winning African star who never fails to excite and inspire love.

With her dancing, polyglot and engaged songs, Wiyaala performs an Africa that is both modern and traditional.

Wiyaala's music references West African Folk traditions and contemporary Afro-Pop, sometimes evoking comparisons with African stars such as Mariam Makeeba, Brenda Fassie and Angelique Kidjo.

The second of four sisters and thanks to her musical mother, Wiyaala was spared the horrors of FGM and child marriagewhilst attracting attention as a child entertainer, dancer, artist and footballer despite growing up in a patriarchal society often hostile to artistic growth.

In , she travelled to the capital city Accra and won the Vodafone Icons Reality Show. Since being discovered by Rita Ray of BBC’s Gl