Born in France and travelling regularly to Mali since the age of three, Astan KA considers herself as a »child of reconciliation.« A dancer from a young age in both ballet and modern modern jazz, she expresses herself more, »from the inside than the outside.« 

She is the lead singer of the band Asphalt Djelis, which mixes ancient and futuristic sounds. Her songs are about life, love, friendship, protest, and intellectual rebellion, but also about growing up as a mixed-race woman. Although much of her work is about glorifying the black woman, she still preaches a great message of universality.

Astan also curates events at the Oyoun-Neu Denken cultural center in Berlin-Neukölln, which promotes migrant, queer, women and decolonising ideas. She is a co-founder of Culture Supply and a member of Out Out Time Embassy, a multicultural group of curators who generate conversation and curiosity about art and culture in Berlin. She has appeared as an actress in music videos and commercials, mainly in Germany and France, and with her most recent role on a new Amazon TV-show produced by Warner Bros Germany.