Grammy-nominated Malian singer, songwriter, guitarist and actress Fatoumata Diawara's highly anticipated new album London Ko is slated for release May 12 via Wagram Music; pre-order/pre-save the ...
Elements of Afrobeat, jazz, pop, funk and hip hop all conspire to create a fine blend of traditional Wassoulou rhythms, griotic vocals and contemporary sounds with a spicy and colourful dish of mellow ...
London Ko: that’s the name of Fatoumata Diawara’s next album, a meeting between London and Bamako of 14 tracks, 6 of which were produced by Damon Albarn. The first glimpse of this opus was with Nsera, ...
The second edition of Gorillaz’s “Song Machine” series is the breezy “Désolé” (French for “Sorry”) featuring Malian star Fatoumata Diawara. Says Gorillaz’s animated drummer Russel, “Making ‘Désolé’ ...
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 ...
Fatoumata Diawara was a featured performer at the Journey into Afrofuturism Festival, organized by Carnegie Hall on Friday, March 4. It is a (NY) city-wide festival "where music, visual arts, science ...
Contributions from Damon Albarn (who also produced half of the tunes here), Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca, Ghanaian rapper M.anifest, Angie Stone and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, to only name a few of ...