Amee Slam
Slameuse, multidisciplinary artist — slam-poesy, singing and writing
Biographie
Amee Slam, by her real name Aminata Bamba, born on 25 July 1985 in Bouaké, is an Ivorian slammer trained in business law at the University of Cocody. She writes poems and songs from adolescence, wins in 2009 the 3R Revelation competition in category RnB, then makes her first slam performance on 22 January 2010 at the Goethe-Institut de Côte d'Ivoire. In 2013, she is one of the ten Ivorian slammers selected for The Spoken Word Project. Co-founder in 2014 of the Collective Au Nom du Slam, which she has chaired since December 2022, she devoted herself entirely to art from 2019 and performed in Africa, Europe and America.
Distinctions and benchmarks
2009: RnB Revelation Prize in the 3R Revelation · 2018: The Collective In the name of the Slam, which she co-founded, receives the 3rd Prize of Excellence of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, category living arts · 2020: ECOWAS Special Prize for Slam at MASA — first recipient of this award · 2021: Best Slam and Inspiring Career Award Leadership at Women · 2023: Artist of the Year and Slame of the Year at the Liliwomen Festival; Best Slameuse at the African Talent Awards; Member of the MASA International Artistic Committee · Reference for the Slam World Cup WSPO and the Slam Poesie African Cup
Discographie
Singles: "In the beginning" (2019), "Women poem" (2021), "Where is love" (2021), "Ose!" (2022), "The heart has its reasons" (2023), "Lord must science" (2023), "Côte d'Ivoire Zo" (2024) · 29 April 2023: concert-spectacle "N'Zassa" at the French Institute of Ivory Coast
On the Poster — Festivals
- 2026 — Afropolitain Nomade Festival — Montreal: On the Post of the 12th Edition, "Traces et Héritages" series — Friday, May 29, 2026, Le Ministère, Montréal (Côte d'Ivoire) — See the festival entry