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We regularly get excited about music that we aren’t directly involved with, obviously. And anything coming out of Mali springs to our immediate attention – with a list of musicians like Oumou Sangare, Salif Keita & Amadou & Mariam coming from there, it is a natural for us to pay close attention to any new artist coming from Mali.
Not least one released by the wonderful label World Circuit. They have such an amazing history of fantastic releases (they are distributed by Nonesuch in the US)! One of the latest of such musicians is the soulful Malinese singer Fatourmata Diawara. She used to sing background for Oumou Sangare, but has her own deeply interesting backstory. Check this interview on New Hampshire Public Radio. She talks, among other things, about how rhythm in the music from the Wassalou region in southern Mali closely resembles American funk music, and also about how being a woman from Mali has affected her life and career.
And tonight we are lucky enough to be able to catch Fatoumata Diawara here in NYC – concert details here. We also encourage you to check out Fatoumata Diawara’s new – and first – album “Fatou” by clicking here. Hope you enjoy!
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