As a small child, Oumou Sangaré sang on the streets in Mali to raise money for her mom and siblings. Now she can’t walk down the streets of Bamako without drawing a crowd of people who want to ...

One of Mali's most celebrated singers, Oumou Sangaré began her career as an outspoken champion for the rights of women. On her 1989 debut, Moussolou, she offered sharp critiques of practices such ...

Oumou Sangare began singing at weddings and on the streets more than 25 years ago in Mali's musical metropolis, Bamako. Now, with the release of her sixth album, Seya, Sangare has gone from an ...

Oumou Sangaré found herself caught in New York City, far away from her native Mali, when Covid-19 brought ... us to a more raw and unvarnished Sangare. “It took me back in the days where ...

From Bamako, Mali to Baltimore, Maryland, renowned singer and women's rights activist Oumou Sangaré planned to visit the US for a few weeks, but ended up staying much longer due to pandemic lockdown.

The output of guitarist Ali Farka Toure (1939-2006), a compatriot of the Malian singer Oumou Sangare and since 1989 her label mate on World Circuit, was more modest, but even the 10 albums Toure ...

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Grammy award-winning singer Oumou Sangaré has been putting her stamp ... Her latest single “Kamelemba,” shines a bright light on what Mali has to offer musically. The rhythm continues to ...

Oumou Sangaré plays at the Old Town School of ... Sangaré builds upon the traditional music of southwestern Mali, which centers a six-string harplike instrument called the kamele ngoni and ...

For Mogoya, her first album in eight years, Oumou Sangaré enlisted young Swedish and French producers to help rejuvenate her sound. One of Mali's most celebrated singers, Oumou Sangaré began her ...