Get on Board With Zap Mama

Zap Mama performs at the 2011 Soul Train Awards.

Growing Up Soulful - Growing up, Maria listened to American soul and blues music and connected with songs like Etta James's "Damn Your Eyes." (Photo: Paul Bergen/Redferns)
From the Start - Zap Mama had their first performance in 1989 and released their first record by 1991. (Photo: David Redfern/Redferns)
Making History - Their 1993 debut, Adventures in Afropea, became the biggest-selling non-compilation album in the history of Luaka Bop Records. (Photo: Mark Von Holden/WireImage)
Chart Topper - Zap Mama's United States debut album, Adventures in Afropea 1, held the number-one position on Billboard 's world music chart for 11 years. (Photo: Mark Von Holden/WireImage)True Story - Marie Daulne's tragic childhood became the subject of a 1991 documentary film, Mizike Mama, that went on to impress a wide audience in Europe and America, receiving awards at film festivals on both continents. (Photo: Mark Von Holden/WireImage)

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Making History - Their 1993 debut, Adventures in Afropea, became the biggest-selling non-compilation album in the history of Luaka Bop Records. (Photo: Mark Von Holden/WireImage)

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