Born in 19822, Fatoumata Diawara spent her early years in Abidjan in a large family. Her mother is a dancer. His father runs an association of traditional shows. He introduced her to dance and the ...

The Malian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara feels at home anywhere. Whether in West Africa, where she’s from; in Paris, where she made a name for herself as a theater and film actor ...

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“Timbuktu Fasso” is from the soundtrack for the film Timbuktu (2014), written and directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. The song “Timbuktu Fasso” was written by Fatoumata Diawara and composed by Diawara ...

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 ...

Introducing a fresh new talent with a unique sound, a bagful of beautiful self-penned songs and a tumultuous life story behind her, Fatoumata Diawara’s debut EP ‘Kanou’, was recently released on World ...