T.S. Eliot once said that poetry is “felt before it is understood,” and that is how I approach musicians like Oumou Sangaré, who hails from Mali in ... framework for Sangare’s birdsong ...

Owned and run by Oumou Sangaré, the place takes its name from the region in southern Mali from where she originates, as well as its unique style of West African dance music based on the earthy ...

Malian musician Oumou Sangaré speaks to David McKenna about her favourite ... explaining the influence of powerful female vocalists from both the United States and from Mali's Wassoulou region. If you ...