Fatoumata Diawara

70 Avenue de la Gare

Fatoumata Diawara is pure energy. A leading figure on the contemporary African music scene, she unfolds a vibrant universe where traditional Malian rhythms, Afrobeat, jazz, pop, electro and hip-hop mingle. Her bright and powerful voice tells of Africa, its pains, its hopes and its recovered joys, sung in her mother tongue, Bambara. A woman free above all, she turns her personal journey into a committed work, addressing in her songs themes of female circumcision, forced marriage or the emancipation of women. Singer, composer and guitarist...