Among recent releases, Fatoumata Diawara’s new album London Ko stands out
published : 9 May 2023 at 05:00
The Malian singer/songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara emerged in 2011 with the EP Kanou and quickly after came her debut and breakthrough release Fatou (Nonesuch, World Circuit). Fatou, which features Diawara’s self-penned songs and electric guitar playing (which she claims was a first for a Malian woman) catapulted her to international fame. She has a unique sound, created out of her Southern Malian wassollou roots and Western music she learned growing up in Paris.
In 2012, she teamed up with Damon Albarn and appeared on his Africa Express Tour, and…
