amplifyHER

Today we meet Jamaican singer Sarah Couch. Sarah is part of DejaVilla, a duo she formed with Brooklyn-based producer and songwriter David Marston, who provides the dance rhythms to her sensual vocals.

Although her parents were both musicians, they encouraged her to study in the hospitality industry, in the knowledge that making a living in the music industry, particularly in Jamaica, can be hard.

Sarah tells us that, although music is now her main focus, cooking is still one of her passions.

Faouzia, a young singer with a huge voice, was born in Morocco and raised in Canada. She started making a name for herself when she was just 15, posting songs to YouTube and winning Canadian music prizes and awards. Soon after, when she was still in high school, influential EDM producer David Guetta invited her to feature on his song “Battle”.

Fluent in Arabic, French and English, Faouzia is proud of her roots, and has begun to incorporate Middle Eastern influences into her pop anthems.

Emel Mathlouthi was named the ‘voice of the Tunisian revolution, after a video of her performing a version of the song ‘My Word is Free’, during a Tunisian street protest, went viral online during the Arab Spring.

Her music was banned by the regime, and she became known as the "voice of the Tunisian revolution." Three years later, she was invited to perform the song at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.

Meet Carmen DeLeon, the Miami-based singer-songwriter from Venezuela, who is exploding on the scene as an artist and songwriter.

Initially, the family’s hopes were based around her brother, a promising tennis player, but success on a TV talent show in Spain put the spotlight on her talents.

In this episode of amplifyHER, Carmen opens up to us about her mental health issues, and her struggles to be respected in the music industry.

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Prepare to hear some of the most powerful beats featured in this season of amplifyHER! MC Yallah has had a long and eventful career as a rapper in Uganda, but her work has reached a new level since she signed to Kampala’s renowned Nyege Nyege label.

This episode was recorded whilst Yallah was in the middle of a massive European team; since working with producers such as Debmaster and Scotch Rolex, Yallah has won over a brand-new audience in Europe, whilst continuing to burnish her reputation back home.

Our exciting new UN podcast series, amplifyHER, launches in style with Milli, the fearless teenage superstar from Thailand, and the first artist from the country to perform solo at the world-famous Coachella Music festival, in 2022.

The appearance thrust her into the global spotlight, but Milli has been making waves in her homeland ever since the release of her debut single, Phak Kon, in 2020, thanks to witty lyrics in English, Thai, and several regional dialects.

Around the world, women musicians are producing art in the face of, and sometimes inspired by, the challenges they face in society, from conflict, to human rights abuses, or simply misogyny.

In this series, 10 inspiring women musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds, talk to us from their homes and studios, about their challenges as women in a male-dominated industry, overcoming barriers, and what drives them to continue creating music.

amplifyHER is a 10-part podcast, filled with music and passion, from the United Nations, supported by SoundCloud.