Yaya Minté
A voice that touches the soul and the heart
Yaya Minté draws his inspiration from pop, soul, and the African musical heritage passed down by his grandmother. He crafts vibrant, soulful, and profoundly human music. A former street singer for ten years, he has sold over 100,000 albums and achieved gold status without a label.
He then performed on iconic stages such as the Olympia, the Salle Pleyel, and La Cigale, where his rare, intense, and sincere voice captivated audiences from the very first notes. Inspired by Prince, Aaron Neville, and Michael Jackson, he developed a spiritual, embodied universe in search of truth.
In 2024, he founded his independent label, Sonotaro Prod, through which he conceived, created, and entirely self-produced the Nio Far show. The first performance, given on June 12, 2025, was a resounding success and revealed a new dimension of his artistic universe (see the concert video). Building on this enthusiasm, a second Nio Far concert was scheduled for December 2, 2025, confirming the scale and uniqueness of this immersive experience.
On June 4, 2025, Yaya unveiled Game Changed, a stripped-down soul ballad, followed by New Day and What is the Answer, the first excerpts from an album expected in 2026.
Le 2 décembre, le show a été présenté à nouveau — dans une énergie encore plus profonde, portée par une salle pleine, des invités surprises, et une vibration nouvelle.Avec Nio Far, aucun show ne se ressemble. Chaque date possède sa couleur, sa force, son récit, ses respirations, ses imprévus, ses élans.Le public peut revenir — il ne vivra jamais la même expérience. Et déjà, un nouveau show est en préparation, portant encore plus loin cette manière singulière de transformer la scène en un espace de vérité. Le 4 juin marquait la sortie de “Game Changed”. Depuis, trois titres ont suivi — “New Day”, “What Is The Answer” et “Carry Me On”. Un nouveau single paraîtra en 2026, prolongeant ce mouvement en constante évolution.
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In the beginning, there was a vision.
The story of an artist who, after years of singing in the street, encountering faces, silences and souls, understood that music could be much more than an art: a path to oneself, a space for connection, an act of love.
From this vision was born the desire to create differently, to bring people together around music, breath and meaning.
This is how Sonotaro Prod came into being — a free, independent label, conceived as an ecosystem where art, consciousness and humanity coexist naturally.
Very quickly, the vision began to take shape. Dilek joined this adventure with the same faith, the same intuition.
She gave shape, structure and breath to this dream, becoming an essential pillar of what would become the Nio Far project.
Nio Far, “we are together”, became obvious.
More than a name, it's a state of mind.
A way of living and creating, where every project — whether it's a show, a retreat, a book or a song — carries the same message: to bring together, to uplift, to pass on.
Today, Nio Far is a universe unto itself: a label, a movement, a vibration that connects music and consciousness, the stage and the heart, creation and healing.
