Farida Amadou
Farida Amadou. Photo by Laurent Orseau.
Farida Amadou is a self taught bass player based in Liège, Belgium.
Amadou is a member of the duo Nystagmus with drummer Tom Malmendier, and the punk/noise band Cocaine Piss. Since 2018, Amadou has performed under duo projects with the drummer Steve Noble, featuring trio collaborations with musicians including Alex Ward, Chris Pitsiokos, Thurston Moore, Julien Desprez and Peter Brötzmann.
In 2020 Farida Amadou was part of the OORSTOF series project with Ken Vandermark and his band MARKER, and the following year began two collaborative projects with Floris Vanhoof and Pavel Tchikov. In 2021 Amadou collaborated with the guitarist Pavel Tchikov, releasing her most recent album Mal De Terre.
