ZEYNAB

Zeynab Habib (born Oloukèmi Zeynab Abibou: September 25, 1975) is a Yoruba Beninese singer of world music born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She won the Kora Awards in 2005 in the Category Best Female Artist in West Africa and has been Unicef's National Goodwill Ambassador since 2007.

Zeynab's father was an electronics engineer and her mother was a trader. She is the eighth child to her parents and was raised in a large Muslim family with more than 16 other siblings.

Many ZEYNAB songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.

Career.
Growing up, Zeynab engaged herself in music related school competitions. She later enrolled at the General Education College of Allada in 1993. Although she completed the series A at her senior secondary school, she dropped out to pursue a career in music.She then started to make local stage appearances including hosting a Karaoke Bar at the Alex's Hotel in Cotonou, Benin for more than a year.

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Achievement.
Zeynab received international recognition for her music including from UNICEF. As of October 2015, she was the national ambassador for UNICEF in Benin.

During a music recital in 2005, she caught the attention of the Super Quartz orchestra who later recruited her to sing for them. This opened up opportunity for her to meet and partner with notable musicians of that time including Fifi Rafiatou, Awilo Logomba, Jacky Rapon, Jimmy Hope, Nel Oliver (fespam, Congo), Back Médio, KiriKanta and Madou Isbat.

Below is a link to her playlist which is specially made of her songs:
https://www.boomplaymusic.com/share/playlist/11849267

Here are some of her albums:
• GENTLEMAN
• Sweet forever
• Igbe Iyawo
• And many more

ZEYNAB songs are included in Boomplay music playlists. Search to stream and download ZEYNAB songs MP3/ single/ albums on the platform.