NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Nahawa Doumbia on 3 August 2022. Nahawa Doumbia has been played over 60 times on NTS, first on 20 January 2015. Nahawa Doumbia's music has been featured on 51 episodes.

Nahawa Doumbia is one of the most popular singers from the Wassoulou region in South Mali. She speaks to the younger generation of West Africa through her lyrics about love, the position of women in Malian society, and the plight of the African refugees in France. Her voice soars to didadi, a lilting dance rhythm from her native Wassoulou region; added to the musical mix are…