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What Aya Nakamura's Treatment Says About Being A Black French Woman

With over 8.6 million listeners per month on Spotify and more than six billion streams worldwide, Aya Nakamura has become one of the most prominent French streamed artists on every platform to date. The Franco-Malian singer’s 2018 self-titled album, Nakamura, propelled by the singles ‘Djadja’ and ‘Pookie’, sold more than 1.2 million copies in France and worldwide. That same year, ‘Djadja’ was among the most streamed songs in French-speaking countries, amassing nearly one billion views on YouTube.