Fatoumata Diawara | en

Fatoumata Diawara (born 1982) is a Malian musician currently living in France. Born in the Ivory Coast to Malian parents, Diawara moved to France to pursue acting, appearing in Cheikh Oumar Cissoko's 1999 feature film La Genèse, Dani Kouyaté's popular 2001 film Sia, le rêve du python, in the internationally renowned street theatre troupe Royal Deluxe, and played a leading role in the musical Kirikou et Karaba. She later took up the guitar and began composing her own material, writing songs that blend Wassalou traditions of Southern Mali with international influences. Noted for her distinct “sensuous voice,” she has performed...
Djeli Moussa Diawara (also known as Jali Musa Jawara) is born in a family of Guinean griots, hereditary caste of musicians. His father was a balafon player, and his mother a singer. His half-brother, they share the same mother, is Mory Kanté. He then became a « jali » or « djeli », mandingo word for griot. He learned to play the Balafon, the Kora and the guitar. In 1983, his first LP, now known as Yasimika, is released in Abidjan. It's still nowadays considered a great piece of African music. His Flamenkora album is published in 1998, offering a...
Found 146 songs, duration: 13:53:09
Timbuktu Fasso (Dream Unit Edit)
Timbuktu (Mandeh Edit)
Kanou (J.Pool Revision)
Nsera (Solomun Remix Extended)
Sowa (Goji Berry Edit)
Kanou (Samarana Edit)
Kanou (Chambord Revision)
Massa Den (feat. -M-)
Kanou (FatouMata Revision)
Sowa (Alex Garett & Greg Herma Edit)
Fatou (Full Album)