Petit Kandia
A Guinean djeli (griot) singer, Petit Kandia keeps the Mandingo tradition alive in a traditional-modern form — a voice the press nicknamed the “nightingale of Mandingo music”.
Biography
Petit Kandia is a Guinean singer, a djeli (griot) of the Mandingo tradition. His powerful voice, singing in Malinké, earned him the press nickname “nightingale of Mandingo music”: a traditional-modern Mandingo music, faithful to the griot tradition and open to today's productions.
His album “Ça Fait Mal” was released in 2012 on Lusafrica. In April 2013, he represented Guinea as an International Showcase Artist at the first Atlantic Music Expo in Praia (Cabo Verde). The albums “Du bien” (2019, featuring “N'kanou” with Faty Kouyaté) and “Talibe” (2021) followed, on Kampony Production.
In 2020, he joined Moh Kouyaté's Guinea Music All Stars project, alongside Sékouba Bambino among others. Still active — the 2024 singles “Touba (Remix)” and “Bélé Bélé bha”, collective projects in 2025 and 2026 — he announced himself, on his Facebook page, as a guest artist at Djelykaba Bintou's Zénith de Paris concert on 7 November 2026.
On video — his official clips
« Bélébélé Ba » · Official clip
« Taa Kangny » · Official clip
« N'Kanou (feat. Faty Kouyaté) » · Official clip
Official clips, from his YouTube channel.
Distinctions and benchmarks
Album “Ça Fait Mal” (2012, Lusafrica) · International Showcase Artist at the Atlantic Music Expo, Praia (2013) · “N'kanou” feat. Faty Kouyaté and the album “Du bien” (2019) · Guinea Music All Stars with Moh Kouyaté and Sékouba Bambino (2020) · Album “Talibe” (2021) · Singles “Touba (Remix)” and “Bélé Bélé bha” (2024) · Announced guest at Djelykaba Bintou's Zénith de Paris concert (7 November 2026).
Performing formats
- Live Afro-Mandingo concert
- Festival showcase
- World and modern-tradition stages
- Africa and Europe tours