Fania Niang – “Empreintes” (Footprints): producing her music, connecting Africa and the diaspora

With Empreintes, her fifth album, Fania Niang presents an intimate and socially engaged body of work, recorded in Dakar and self-produced for the first time in her career. In this interview, she reflects on her journey between Africa, Europe and the United States, the challenges of independent production, and the musical connection she built with Senegalese musicians who have transcended cultural boundaries. She also shares her perspective on today’s African music scene, the dialogue between diaspora artists and the continent, and her desire to give back by sharing knowledge, experience and creative vision. A powerful conversation about music as memory, identity and transmission. Journalist: Laurence Soustras