Les Nubians

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Les Nubians

| image =Les Nubians 4.jpg

| caption = Les Nubians in 2003

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Bordeaux, France

| genre = R&B, African, neo soul

| years_active = 1998–present

| label = Nubiatik, Virgin, Higher Octave, Shanachie

| associated_acts =

| website = [http://www.lesnubians.com/ LesNubians.com]

}}

Les Nubians is a French musical duo, composed of sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart from Paris, France. In 1985, the sisters moved with their parents to Chad. Seven years later, they returned to Bordeaux, France, and began singing a cappella, producing poetry slams in Bordeaux and Paris, and singing background vocals for various artists worldwide. The duo's debut album Princesses Nubiennes was released by Virgin Records, France, in 1998.{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=Virgin Books|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=229}}

They have become one of the most successful French-language musical groups in the U.S., best known for their Billboard R&B Single "Makeda"{{cite magazine|title=Les Nubians Switch To English On 2nd Set |first=Rashaun |last=Hall |magazine=Billboard |date=March 29, 2003 |page=10 |url=http://www.billboard.com/archive#/archive/read?id=Qw8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=10&query=Makeda&date=2003-03-29}} from their Grammy nominated album Princesses Nubiennes.{{cite web|url=http://soultrain.com/2011/06/14/artist-to-artist-les-nubians-revolutionary-sisters-of-soul/|title=Artist to Artist: Les Nubians – Revolutionary Sisters of Soul|work=Soul Train|accessdate=26 November 2011}} Les Nubians were the 1999 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards winners for Best New Artist, Group or Duo and received two NAACP Image Awards nominations in 2000.

In May 2020, the sisters were featured in the Visual Collaborative Polaris catalog. In a series titled TwentyEightyFour released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, their interview announced a music single LIBERATION.{{cite web |title=Les Nubians |url=https://www.visualcollaborative.com/les_nubians/ |website=TwentyEightyFour |publisher=Visual Collaborative |accessdate=15 May 2020}} Rika Muranaka, Dakore Akande appeared in the same periodical.{{cite news |title=Les Nubians, Rika Muranaka, Chigul, Busie Matsiko-Andan, Coppé appear in TwentyEightyFour |url=https://guardian.ng/art/les-nubians-rika-muranaka-chigul-busie-matsiko-andan-coppe-appear-in-twentyeightyfour/ |accessdate=15 May 2020 |issue=Guardian Arts |work=The Guardian |date=3 May 2020}} The duo executive-produced Echos, Chapter One in 2005 on their label Nubiatik; a joint venture with Triloka Records. The project features artists from France, and the U.S. performing poetry and music from the urban edge. Echos, Chapter One: Nubian Voyager was released in 2006 as a book accompaniment to the CD.