Mandinka

[ man-ding-kuh ]

noun

, plural Man·din·kas, (especially collectively) Man·din·ka.

1. Malinke.

Example Sentences

But I had to ask company representatives to learn that Mosquera is playing the mother of the historical figure Benkos Biohó, a Mandinka who was enslaved in 1596, brought to what would become Colombia, and who successfully escaped to found a village of runaway slaves.

From New York Times

The “Mandinka” and “Nothing Compares 2 U” hitmaker was found unresponsive at her South London home on July 26 and was pronounced dead shortly after.

From Los Angeles Times

So when O'Connor broke through in 1987 with Mandinka, there's a reason, 36 years later, the lyric that's still roared the loudest is: "I don't know no shame, I feel no pain."

From BBC

On “Mandinka,” she sings defiantly about not knowing shame or pain.

From Los Angeles Times

When 21-year old O’Connor came out singing “Mandinka,” she wore Public Enemy’s logo painted in her hair as a badge of solidarity with the artists who had been erased from the program.

From Los Angeles Times