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Daughter of Gilbert Pounia, founder of the group Ziskakan, Maya Kamaty grew up in La Réunion to the sound of maloya. This Indian Ocean blues first led her to pop rock, with covers of Nirvana and The Cranberries during her high school years. Moving to Montpellier (Hérault, France) for higher education, Maya Kamaty became aware of the importance of her roots and gave her own vision of maloya. Influenced by soul and folk, the singer began performing live in 2012 and received the Alain Peters Prize and the Indian Ocean Music Prize in 2013 as encouragement. Released in October 2014, the album Santié Papang was followed by a French tour from late 2014 to early 2015.
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