Fatoumata Diawara: Fenfo

Fatoumata Diawara: Fenfo

February 5, 2019

Singing Words of Wisdom Listening Post 187. The Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara is often described in terms of her voice—soulful, sensuous, poignant, passionate—but perhaps the foundational qualities she brings to her music are wisdom and independence. She...
Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou

Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou

August 19, 2015

Elemental and Elegant Listening Post 8. Mali, a landlocked nation on the edge of the Sahara, is a musical superpower. One of the most prodigious talents to emerge from the country is Fatoumata Diawara, an actress and singer-songwriter whose debut album keeps gaining...