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Wiyaala

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Noella Wiyaala, or simply Wiyaala, knew exactly what she was going to do with her life at the ripe old age of 5 years old. She convinced her mother to let her perform a street show outside of a local bar in Tamele, Ghana where things went so well that the crowd who gathered started giving her mother money in appreciation of this young girls raw talent. After that performance she told her mother, “I will become a singer and I will earn money from it”. When you see Wiyaala now, what you get is a personification of modern Africa: creative, brave, strong, beautiful. The singer/songwriter from the Upper West of Ghana works hard at everything she puts her mind to. Her name, Wiyaala, literally translates to “the doer” in Sissala, her tribal language in which she sings alongside English, and perfectly describes her approach to life. She is an artist, designer, actress, model, natural athlete, and an ambassador of African culture. Wiyaala is also known for standing up for women's rights, having a very distinctive androgynous image herself. She would often get called "man-woman" by the boys in grade school but would also be the first to lead the boys and girls into the bushes for wild hunts. Wiyaala has a life-long history of pursuing her passions for performing but it was in college when she took things a step farther. In 2011 she auditioned for Ghana’s own “Stars of the Future” and earned her way into the finals, winning two Golden Moments awards. Her success fired the drive to per

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top songs

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Woman

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Tinambanyi (Here We Come!)

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Tighten The Skirt

212
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Africa

163
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Rock My Body

159
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Kandibanye (Had I Known)

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Sun & Moon

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Woyaye (We Are Going)

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Yaga Yaga

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Siiko (Come, Let's Go)

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Woman

Wiyaala

Wiyaala

Sissala Goddess

Sissala Goddess

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Tighten The Skirt

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Rock My Body

African Polyglot

African Polyglot

Yaga Yaga

Yaga Yaga

Make Me Dance

Make Me Dance

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People Don't Stop

Village Sex

Village Sex

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Africa

When the Lord Get Us Ready

When the Lord Get Us Ready

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