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Zap Mama performs at the 2011 Soul Train Awards.

Worldwide - Zap Mama's founder, Marie Daulne, created Zap Mama to bridge the gap between African and European music — singing in French and English, while using African roots.(Photo:  Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
Lucky Number 7 - Zap Mama has released seven full-length albums: Adventures in Afropea 1 (1993), Sabsylma (1994), Seven (1997), A Ma Zone (1999), Ancestry in Progress (2004), Supermoon (2007), and ReCreation (2009) that fall into four cycles. (Photo:  Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
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)

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Worldwide - Zap Mama's founder, Marie Daulne, created Zap Mama to bridge the gap between African and European music — singing in French and English, while using African roots.(Photo:  Ebet Roberts/Redferns)

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