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Fatoumata Diawara
Fatoumata Diawara
	Fatoumata Diawara, August 2012
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Born	February 21, 1982; Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Origin	Mali
Genres	Folk; Wassoulou; Mali blues;
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	1999-present
Labels	World Circuit; Nonesuch;
Website	www.fatoumatadiawara.com

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Fatoumata Diawara (Bambara: ߝߊ߫ߕߎߡߕߊ ߖߊ߯ߥߙߊ߫, romanized: Fatumta Jawara, born 1982) is a Malian singer-songwriter currently^[when?] living in France.

Diawara began her career as an actress in theatre and in film, including Genesis (1999), Sia, The Dream of the Python (2001) and Timbuktu (2014). She later launched a career in music, collaborating with numerous artists and releasing three studio albums beginning with 2011 debut Fatou. Diawara's music combines traditional Wassoulou with international styles.

Early life

Diawara was born in 1982 in the Ivory Coast to Malian parents. As an adolescent, she was sent back to their native Bamako in Mali to be raised by an aunt. When she was eighteen, Diawara moved to France to pursue acting. She briefly returned to Mali for a film role, but fled back to Paris to avoid being coerced into marriage by her family.^[1]

Film and theatre

After moving to France, Diawara appeared in Cheick Oumar Sissoko's 1999 feature film Genesis, Dani Kouyaté's popular 2001 film Sia, le rêve du python, and in the internationally renowned street theatre troupe Royal de Luxe. She also played a leading role in the stage adaptation of the musical Kirikou et Karaba.^[2]

Simultaneously with pursuing her musical career, Diawara has continued her cinematic activities, with numerous roles, appearances, and musical input in multiple feature films, including in Timbuktu, which won seven César Award nods and an Academy Award nomination in 2014.^[3]

Musical career

Diawara took up the guitar and began composing her own material, writing songs that blend Wassoulou traditions of southern Mali with international influences.^[4] She has said that she is "the first female solo electric guitar player in Mali".^[5]

Diawara has performed or recorded with Malian and international stars such as Cheick Tidiane Seck, Oumou Sangaré,^[6] AfroCubism,^[7] Dee Dee Bridgewater (on Red Earth: A Malian Journey),^[8] and the Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou.^[9] The EP Kanou was released May 9, 2011. She wrote every song^[10] on her debut album Fatou from World Circuit Records that released in September 2011.^[11] (Nonesuch Records released the Kanou EP digitally in North America on September 27, 2011, and the album Fatou on August 28, 2012).^[12]

In September 2012, Diawara was featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support Half the Sky, a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book.^[13] September 2012 also saw her board the Africa Express Train with Damon Albarn, Rokia Traoré, Baaba Maal, Amadou & Mariam, Nicolas Jaar, and the Noisettes, amongst many others. The show culminated in a 4.5k venue in Kings Cross where Fatoumata performed with Paul McCartney.^[14]

Diawara has spent recent years touring the world,^[15] with a landmark performance for the English-speaking public at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival.^[16] Alongside many European gigs, her schedule has taken her to South America, Asia and Australia,^[17] as well as on multiple trips to the US, where in September 2013 she performed as part of the Clinton Global Initiative alongside The Roots in New York.^[18] Since mid-2014 she has collaborated with Roberto Fonseca, with numerous live performances and a joint live album, At Home - Live in Marciac, along the way. In 2014 she also performed with Mayra Andrade and Omara Portuondo. February 2015 saw her first live concert as an established international star in Mali, her home country, Festival sur le Niger^[19] in Ségou, where she shared the stage once again with her long-time friend and mentor, Oumou Sangaré,^{[citation needed]} Bassekou Kouyate, and many other domestic Malian acts.

Diawara was featured in the 2020 Gorillaz single "Désolé", which later appeared on their album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez.^[20] She performed a Tiny Desk home concert in February 2022.^[21] Later that year, she published the album Maliba, created as a soundtrack for a Google Arts and Culture project to digitise manuscripts held in Timbuktu. The album was characterised by The Economist as "a wondrous work of cultural preservation from one of the biggest names in contemporary African music".^[22]

Style

Noted for her "sensuous voice,"^[23] Diawara sings primarily in Bambara, the national language of Mali, and builds on the tradition of "songs of advice" from the culture of her ancestral Wassoulou region.^[24] In her songs, Diawara has addressed issues such as the pain of emigration; a need for mutual respect; the struggles of African women; life under the rule of religious fundamentalists, and the practice of female circumcision.^[24] One song that exemplifies her focus on these topics is "Mali-ko (Peace/La Paix)", a seven-minute song and video that criticises the fundamentalist conquest of Northern Mali and urges unity to quell resentment against the Tuareg minority whom some blamed for abetting the incursion.^[10] Diawara said about the song, ""I needed to scream with this song, 'Wake up! We are losing Mali! We are losing our culture, our tradition, our origins, our roots!'".^[10]

Recognition and awards

She received two nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for Best World Music Album for her album Fenfo and Best Dance Recording for "Ultimatum" in which she was featured with the English band Disclosure.^[25]

Filmography

1996: Taafe Fanga by Adama Drabo
1999: La Genèse by Cheick Oumar Sissoko: Dina
2002: Sia, le rêve du python by Dani Kouyaté: Sia
2008: Il va pleuvoir sur Conakry, by Cheick Fantamady Camara: Siré
2010: Encourage, by Eleonora Campanella
2010: Ni brune ni blonde, by Abderrahmane Sissako
2011: Les Contes de la Nuit, by Michel Ocelot (voice)
2013: The Africa Express, by Renaud Barret and Florent de La Tulle: Herself
2014: Timbuktu (Le chagrin des oiseaux), by Abderrahmane Sissako^[26]
2015: Morbayassa, by Cheick Fantamady Camara: Bella
2016: Mali Blues, by Lutz Gregor: Herself
2019: Yao, by Philippe Godeau: Gloria

Stage performances

1998: Antigone by Sophocles; adapted by Jean-Louis Sagot Duvauroux, production Sotiguy Kouyaté
2002–2008: Royal de Luxe; creator Jean-Luc Courcoult
2007–2008: Kirikou et Karaba: Karaba

Discography

Albums

2011: Fatou (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
2015: At Home - Live in Marciac, Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca (Jazz Village)
2018: Fenfo (Something To Say) (Wagram Music/Shanachie Records)
2022: Maliba ("Mali Magic" Soundtrack on Google Arts and Culture) (3ème Bureau/Wagram Music)
2023: London Ko (3ème Bureau/Wagram Music)^[27]

Singles and EPs

2011: Kanou EP (World Circuit/Nonesuch)

Collaborations

2009: Featured in the album Léman by Blick Bassy
2010: Co-authoring and featuring in the album Debademba by Debademba
2010: Featured in The Imagine Project by Herbie Hancock
2010: Featured in the album Jamm by Cheikh Lô
2010: Featured in the song "N'fletoun" from the Djekpa La You album by Dobet Gnahoré
2011: Featured in the song "C'est lui ou c'est moi" from the Cotonou Club album by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
2012: Featured in Rocket Juice & the Moon (Honest Jon's - Album)
2012: Featured in the song "Bibisa" from the album Yo by Roberto Fonseca
2012: Featured in the song "Nothin' Can Save Ya" from the album The Bravest Man In The Universe by Bobby Womack
2013: Featured in the song "Surma" from the Sketches of Ethiopia album by Mulatu Astatke
2014: Co-authoring and featured in the song "Timbuktu Fasso" from the Timbuktu soundtrack by Amine Bouhafa
2014: Featured in the song "It's all coming together" by Walter Hus from the soundtrack to feature film N - The Madness of Reason by Peter Krüger
2018: Featured in the song "Ultimatum" by Disclosure
2019: Featured in the song "Cameroon" by Bonaparte (singer)
2020: Featured in the song "Désolé" by Gorillaz
2020: Featured in the song "Douha (Mali Mali)" by Disclosure
2021: Featured in the song "Black Woman" with Lauryn Hill, from the soundtrack to The Harder They Fall
2022: Featured in the song ‘Tama’ with Barbara Pravi

With Les Balayeurs du désert

Via association with Royal de Luxe; several of the songs had been played as accompaniment in Royal de Luxe's 'giant marionettes' street performances throughout the world.

2005: Jules Verne Impact by Les Balayeurs du désert (apast – Album) (Y Danse, Hamleti...)
2007: La Pequeña by Les Balayeurs du désert (Atelier de l'événement – Album) (with an early version of Salimata)

References

^ "Fatoumata Diawara: Biografie". Fatoumata Diawara. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
^ Chabasseur, Eglantine. "Fatoumata Diawara Reinvented" Archived 2011-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, RFI musique, April 8, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.
^ Keslassy, Elsa (2015-02-20). "'Timbuktu' Sweeps France's Cesar Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
^ [1] Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, BBC Radio 3, November 13, 2010, accessed June 8, 2011.
^ June 2020, Rod Brakes05 (5 June 2020). "Fatoumata Diawara: "When I started to play guitar, it resolved everything. It was like healing my soul"". Guitarist Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Cummings, Tim. "Oumou Sangare, Barbican Hall, London" Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, April 28, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.
^ Phillips, Glyn. "AfroCubism" Archived 2011-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, WorldMusic.co.uk, accessed June 8, 2011.
^ Stoudmann, Elisabeth. "Fatoumata Diawara: Nouvelle deesse malienne". Vibrations, June 2011
^ Denselow, Robin. "Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: Cotonou Club" Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, March 24, 2011, accessed June 8, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c McNicoll, Tracy (2013-02-05). "Fatoumata Diawara: A Malian Singer Fights Back Against Islamists". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
^ Denselow, Robin (September 15, 2011). "Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou – review". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ "Fatoumata Diawara". Nonesuch.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
^ "30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky | Half the Sky". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
^ Jonze, Tim (8 September 2012). "The African journey is over – but what an amazing ride". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
^ "Past Dates". Bands in Town. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
^ Morgan, Andy (18 June 2013). "Mali hits Glastonbury: Rokia Traoré, Fatoumata Diawara and more". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
^ "Past Events". Bands in Town. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
^ "2013 Clinton Global Citizen Awards". Clinton Global Initiative. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
^ Pryor, Tom. "Field Report: Festival Sur Le Niger 2015". Afropop Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ Blistein, Jon (2020-02-27). "Gorillaz Team With Malian Star Fatoumata Diawara for New Song 'Désolé'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
^ O'Neill, Abby (3 February 2022). "Fatoumata Diawara: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert". NPR.
^ "The best albums of 2022", The Economist (1 December 2022).
^ Forgan, Kat. “Staff Brenda Bilili”. “Songlines”, July 2011, p.104-105.
^ ^a ^b "Singer and Guitarist Fatoumata Diawara to Perform in New York City | World Music Central.org". 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
^ "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List". GRAMMY.com. 2018-12-07. Archived from the original on 2019-02-10. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
^ "TIMBUKTU - Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ Spencer, Neil (6 May 2023). "Fatoumata Diawara: London Ko review – exuberance rules". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

Interview to Fatoumata Diawara during her tour 2022 in Zaragoza. Spain. Fatoumata Diawara: “my music is a combination of my roots interpreted from my modern perspective”

External links

Official website
BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, November 13, 2010, accessed June 8, 2011.
"Field Report: Festival Sur le Niger 2015" by Tom Pryor Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 11, 2015.
Chabasseur, Eglantine. "Fatoumata Diawara Reinvented", RFI musique, April 8, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.
Cummings, Tim. “Oumou Sangare, Barbican Hall, London”, The Independent, April 28, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.
Denselow, Robin. "Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: Cotonou Club", The Guardian, March 24, 2011, accessed June 8, 2011.
Forgan, Kat. "Staff Brenda Bilili". Songlines, July 2011, pp. 104–105.
Phillips, Glyn. "AfroCubism", WorldMusic.co.uk, accessed June 8, 2011.

[Diawara_WebsiteBiography-1] "Fatoumata Diawara: Biografie". Fatoumata Diawara. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

[2] Chabasseur, Eglantine. "Fatoumata Diawara Reinvented" Archived 2011-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, RFI musique, April 8, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.

[3] Keslassy, Elsa (2015-02-20). "'Timbuktu' Sweeps France's Cesar Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2020-02-24.

[4] [1] Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, BBC Radio 3, November 13, 2010, accessed June 8, 2011.

[:1-5] June 2020, Rod Brakes05 (5 June 2020). "Fatoumata Diawara: "When I started to play guitar, it resolved everything. It was like healing my soul"". Guitarist Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] Cummings, Tim. "Oumou Sangare, Barbican Hall, London" Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, April 28, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.

[7] Phillips, Glyn. "AfroCubism" Archived 2011-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, WorldMusic.co.uk, accessed June 8, 2011.

[8] Stoudmann, Elisabeth. "Fatoumata Diawara: Nouvelle deesse malienne". Vibrations, June 2011

[9] Denselow, Robin. "Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: Cotonou Club" Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, March 24, 2011, accessed June 8, 2011.

[newsweek.com-10] McNicoll, Tracy (2013-02-05). "Fatoumata Diawara: A Malian Singer Fights Back Against Islamists". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-03-12.

[Fatou-Guardian-Review-11] Denselow, Robin (September 15, 2011). "Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou – review". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[12] "Fatoumata Diawara". Nonesuch.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-09-04.

[13] "30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky | Half the Sky". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-08-31.

[14] Jonze, Tim (8 September 2012). "The African journey is over – but what an amazing ride". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

[15] "Past Dates". Bands in Town. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

[16] Morgan, Andy (18 June 2013). "Mali hits Glastonbury: Rokia Traoré, Fatoumata Diawara and more". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

[17] "Past Events". Bands in Town. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

[18] "2013 Clinton Global Citizen Awards". Clinton Global Initiative. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

[19] Pryor, Tom. "Field Report: Festival Sur Le Niger 2015". Afropop Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[20] Blistein, Jon (2020-02-27). "Gorillaz Team With Malian Star Fatoumata Diawara for New Song 'Désolé'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-28.

[21] O'Neill, Abby (3 February 2022). "Fatoumata Diawara: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert". NPR.

[22] "The best albums of 2022", The Economist (1 December 2022).

[23] Forgan, Kat. “Staff Brenda Bilili”. “Songlines”, July 2011, p.104-105.

[:0-24] "Singer and Guitarist Fatoumata Diawara to Perform in New York City | World Music Central.org". 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-03-12.

[25] "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List". GRAMMY.com. 2018-12-07. Archived from the original on 2019-02-10. Retrieved 2020-02-24.

[26] "TIMBUKTU - Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[27] Spencer, Neil (6 May 2023). "Fatoumata Diawara: London Ko review – exuberance rules". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

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-'''Fatoumata Diawara''' ({{lang-bm|ߝߊ߫ߕߎߡߕߊ ߖߊ߯ߥߙߊ߫|Fatumta Jawara}}<!--ߝߊ߫ߕߎߡߕߊ ߖߊ߯ߥߙߊ߫ should be the N'Ko/Bambara version of her name based on cross-referencing all open available N'Ko web content that spells both "Fatoumta" and the last name "Diawara" as such, any feedback from N'Ko-literate editors duly appreciated-->, born 1982 in Ivory Coast is a [[Mali]]an singer-songwriter and actress currently living in [[France]].
+'''Fatoumata Diawara''' ({{langx|bm|ߝߊ߫ߕߎߡߕߊ ߖߊ߯ߥߙߊ߫|italics=no|Fatumta Jawara}}<!--ߝߊ߫ߕߎߡߕߊ ߖߊ߯ߥߙߊ߫ should be the N'Ko/Bambara version of her name based on cross-referencing all open available N'Ko web content that spells both "Fatoumta" and the last name "Diawara" as such, any feedback from N'Ko-literate editors duly appreciated-->, born 1982) is a [[Mali]]an singer-songwriter currently{{when|date=December 2022}} living in France.
-Diawara began her career as an actress in theatre and in film, including [[Genesis (1999 film)|''Genesis'']] (1999), ''[[Sia, The Dream of the Python]]'' (2001) and [[Timbuktu (2014 film)|''Timbuktu'']] (2014). She later launched a career in music, collaborating with numerous artists and releasing three studio albums beginning with 2011 debut [[Fatou (album)|''Fatou'']]. Diawara's music combines traditional [[Wassoulou music|Wassoulou]] with international styles. She received two nominations at the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best World Music Album|Best World Music Album]] for her album ''Fenfo'' and [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]] for "Ultimatum" in which she was featured with the English band [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-61st-annual-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-nominees-and-winners-list|title=61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List|date=2018-12-07|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-24|archive-date=2019-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210002846/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominations-list|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Diawara began her career as an actress in theatre and in film, including [[Genesis (1999 film)|''Genesis'']] (1999), ''[[Sia, The Dream of the Python]]'' (2001) and [[Timbuktu (2014 film)|''Timbuktu'']] (2014). She later launched a career in music, collaborating with numerous artists and releasing three studio albums beginning with 2011 debut [[Fatou (album)|''Fatou'']]. Diawara's music combines traditional [[Wassoulou music|Wassoulou]] with international styles.
-==Biography==
+==Early life==
-Diawara was born in the [[Ivory Coast]] to Malian parents. As an adolescent, she was sent back to their native [[Bamako]] in Mali to be raised by an aunt. When she was eighteen, Diawara moved to France to pursue acting. She briefly returned to Mali for a film role, but fled back to Paris to avoid being [[Arranged marriage|coerced into marriage]] by her family.<ref name=Diawara_WebsiteBiography>{{cite web| url=http://fatoumatadiawara.com/la-biographie/| publisher=Fatoumata Diawara| title=Fatoumata Diawara: Biografie| access-date=2020-02-26| archive-date=2020-02-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228043412/http://fatoumatadiawara.com/la-biographie/| url-status=live}}</ref>
+Diawara was born in 1982 in the [[Ivory Coast]] to Malian parents. As an adolescent, she was sent back to their native [[Bamako]] in Mali to be raised by an aunt. When she was eighteen, Diawara moved to France to pursue acting. She briefly returned to Mali for a film role, but fled back to Paris to avoid being [[Arranged marriage|coerced into marriage]] by her family.<ref name=Diawara_WebsiteBiography> {{cite web| url=http://fatoumatadiawara.com/la-biographie/| publisher=Fatoumata Diawara| title=Fatoumata Diawara: Biografie| access-date=2020-02-26| archive-date=2020-02-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228043412/http://fatoumatadiawara.com/la-biographie/| url-status=live}}</ref>
+==Film and theatre==
-Diawara later took up the guitar and began composing her own material, writing songs that blend [[Wassoulou music|Wassoulou]] traditions of southern Mali with international influences.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhwtf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111065940/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhwtf|date=2010-11-11}}, BBC Radio 3, November 13, 2010, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> She has said that she is "the first female solo electric guitar player in Mali".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=June 2020 |first=Rod Brakes05 |date=5 June 2020 |title=Fatoumata Diawara: "When I started to play guitar, it resolved everything. It was like healing my soul" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/fatoumata-diawara-when-i-started-to-play-guitar-it-resolved-everything-it-was-like-healing-my-soul |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126190441/https://www.guitarworld.com/features/fatoumata-diawara-when-i-started-to-play-guitar-it-resolved-everything-it-was-like-healing-my-soul |archive-date=2020-11-26 |access-date=2021-02-16 |website=Guitarist Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
+After moving to France, Diawara appeared in [[Cheick Oumar Sissoko]]'s 1999 feature film [[Genesis (1999 film)|''Genesis'']], [[Dani Kouyaté]]'s popular 2001 film ''[[Sia, le rêve du python]]'', and in the internationally renowned street theatre troupe [[Royal de Luxe]].  She also played a leading role in the stage adaptation of the musical ''[[Kirikou and the Sorceress|Kirikou et Karaba]]''.<ref>Chabasseur, Eglantine. [http://www.rfimusique.com/anglais/musique/articles/112/article_8191.asp "Fatoumata Diawara Reinvented"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206191316/http://www.rfimusique.com/anglais/musique/articles/112/article_8191.asp |date=2011-12-06 }}, RFI musique, April 8, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref>
-===Film and theater===
-After moving to France, Diawara appeared in [[Cheick Oumar Sissoko]]'s 1999 feature film [[Genesis (1999 film)|''Genesis'']], [[Dani Kouyaté]]'s popular 2001 film ''[[Sia, le rêve du python]]'', and in the internationally renowned street theatre troupe [[Royal de Luxe]].  She also played a leading role in the musical ''[[Kirikou and the Sorceress|Kirikou et Karaba]]''.<ref>Chabasseur, Eglantine. [http://www.rfimusique.com/anglais/musique/articles/112/article_8191.asp "Fatoumata Diawara Reinvented"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206191316/http://www.rfimusique.com/anglais/musique/articles/112/article_8191.asp |date=2011-12-06 }}, RFI musique, April 8, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref>
 Simultaneously with pursuing her musical career, Diawara has continued her cinematic activities, with numerous roles, appearances, and musical input in multiple feature films, including in ''[[Timbuktu (2014 film)|Timbuktu]]'', which won seven [[César Award]] nods and an [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Academy Award]] nomination in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/abderrahmane-sissakos-timbuktu-wins-best-film-at-cesar-awards-1201437900/|title='Timbuktu' Sweeps France's Cesar Awards|last1=Keslassy|first1=Elsa|date=2015-02-20|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-02-24|archive-date=2019-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719155054/https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/abderrahmane-sissakos-timbuktu-wins-best-film-at-cesar-awards-1201437900/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+==Musical career==
-===Music performance and recording===
+Diawara took up the guitar and began composing her own material, writing songs that blend [[Wassoulou music|Wassoulou]] traditions of southern Mali with international influences.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhwtf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111065940/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhwtf|date=2010-11-11}}, BBC Radio 3, November 13, 2010, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> She has said that she is "the first female solo electric guitar player in Mali".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=June 2020 |first=Rod Brakes05 |date=5 June 2020 |title=Fatoumata Diawara: "When I started to play guitar, it resolved everything. It was like healing my soul" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/fatoumata-diawara-when-i-started-to-play-guitar-it-resolved-everything-it-was-like-healing-my-soul |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126190441/https://www.guitarworld.com/features/fatoumata-diawara-when-i-started-to-play-guitar-it-resolved-everything-it-was-like-healing-my-soul |archive-date=2020-11-26 |access-date=2021-02-16 |website=Guitarist Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
-Diawara has performed or recorded with Malian and international stars such as [[Cheick Tidiane Seck]], [[Oumou Sangaré]],<ref>Cummings, Tim. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/oumou-sangare-barbican-hall-london-1675073.html "Oumou Sangare, Barbican Hall, London"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182237/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/oumou-sangare-barbican-hall-london-1675073.html |date=2017-12-26 }}, ''[[The Independent]]'', April 28, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> AfroCubism,<ref>Phillips, Glyn. [http://www.worldmusic.co.uk/afrocubism_afrocubism "AfroCubism"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506190822/http://www.worldmusic.co.uk/afrocubism_afrocubism |date=2011-05-06 }}, WorldMusic.co.uk, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> [[Dee Dee Bridgewater]] (on ''Red Earth: A Malian Journey''),<ref>Stoudmann, Elisabeth. "Fatoumata Diawara: Nouvelle deesse malienne". ''Vibrations'', June 2011</ref> and the [[Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou]].<ref>Denselow, Robin. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/24/orchestre-poly-rythmo-cotonou-club-review?INTCMP=SRCH "Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: Cotonou Club"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130719/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/24/orchestre-poly-rythmo-cotonou-club-review?INTCMP=SRCH |date=2017-12-26 }}, ''[[The Guardian]]'', March 24, 2011, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> The EP ''Kanou'' was released May 9, 2011. She wrote every song<ref name="newsweek.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/fatoumata-diawara-malian-singer-fights-back-against-islamists-63297|title=Fatoumata Diawara: A Malian Singer Fights Back Against Islamists|first=Tracy|last=McNicoll|date=2013-02-05|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=2020-03-12|archive-date=2020-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020233114/https://www.newsweek.com/fatoumata-diawara-malian-singer-fights-back-against-islamists-63297|url-status=live}}</ref> on her debut album'' [[Fatou (album)|Fatou]]'' from [[World Circuit (record label)|World Circuit Records]] that released in September 2011.<ref name=Fatou-Guardian-Review>{{cite news|last=Denselow|first=Robin|title=Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/15/fatoumata-diawara-fatou-review|work=The Guardian|access-date=25 September 2011|location=London|date=September 15, 2011|archive-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715105814/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/15/fatoumata-diawara-fatou-review|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Nonesuch Records]] released the ''Kanou'' EP digitally in North America on September 27, 2011, and the album ''Fatou'' on August 28, 2012.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonesuch.com/artists/fatoumata-diawara |title=Fatoumata Diawara |publisher=Nonesuch.com |access-date=2013-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914031319/http://www.nonesuch.com/artists/fatoumata-diawara |archive-date=2013-09-14 }}</ref>
+Diawara has performed or recorded with Malian and international stars such as [[Cheick Tidiane Seck]], [[Oumou Sangaré]],<ref>Cummings, Tim. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/oumou-sangare-barbican-hall-london-1675073.html "Oumou Sangare, Barbican Hall, London"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182237/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/oumou-sangare-barbican-hall-london-1675073.html |date=2017-12-26 }}, ''[[The Independent]]'', April 28, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> AfroCubism,<ref>Phillips, Glyn. [http://www.worldmusic.co.uk/afrocubism_afrocubism "AfroCubism"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506190822/http://www.worldmusic.co.uk/afrocubism_afrocubism |date=2011-05-06 }}, WorldMusic.co.uk, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> [[Dee Dee Bridgewater]] (on ''Red Earth: A Malian Journey''),<ref>Stoudmann, Elisabeth. "Fatoumata Diawara: Nouvelle deesse malienne". ''Vibrations'', June 2011</ref> and the [[Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou]].<ref>Denselow, Robin. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/24/orchestre-poly-rythmo-cotonou-club-review?INTCMP=SRCH "Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: Cotonou Club"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130719/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/24/orchestre-poly-rythmo-cotonou-club-review?INTCMP=SRCH |date=2017-12-26 }}, ''[[The Guardian]]'', March 24, 2011, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> The EP ''Kanou'' was released May 9, 2011. She wrote every song<ref name="newsweek.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/fatoumata-diawara-malian-singer-fights-back-against-islamists-63297|title=Fatoumata Diawara: A Malian Singer Fights Back Against Islamists|first=Tracy|last=McNicoll|date=2013-02-05|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=2020-03-12|archive-date=2020-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020233114/https://www.newsweek.com/fatoumata-diawara-malian-singer-fights-back-against-islamists-63297|url-status=live}}</ref> on her debut album'' [[Fatou (album)|Fatou]]'' from [[World Circuit (record label)|World Circuit Records]] that released in September 2011.<ref name=Fatou-Guardian-Review>{{cite news|last=Denselow|first=Robin|title=Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/15/fatoumata-diawara-fatou-review|work=The Guardian|access-date=25 September 2011|location=London|date=September 15, 2011|archive-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715105814/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/15/fatoumata-diawara-fatou-review|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Nonesuch Records]] released the ''Kanou'' EP digitally in North America on September 27, 2011, and the album ''Fatou'' on August 28, 2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonesuch.com/artists/fatoumata-diawara |title=Fatoumata Diawara |publisher=Nonesuch.com |access-date=2013-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914031319/http://www.nonesuch.com/artists/fatoumata-diawara |archive-date=2013-09-14 }}</ref>
-In September 2012, Diawara was featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''[[Half the Sky]]'', a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |title=30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky &#124; Half the Sky |access-date=2012-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103757/http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |archive-date=2012-10-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> September 2012 also saw her board the Africa Express Train with [[Damon Albarn]], [[Rokia Traoré]], [[Baaba Maal]], [[Amadou & Mariam]], [[Nicolas Jaar]], and the [[Noisettes]], amongst many others. The show culminated in a 4.5k venue in Kings Cross where Fatoumata performed with [[Paul McCartney]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jonze|first=Tim|title=The African journey is over – but what an amazing ride|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/09/africa-express-finale-concert-london?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9389|work=The Guardian|date=8 September 2012|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-date=2015-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610220209/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/09/africa-express-finale-concert-london?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9389|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In September 2012, Diawara was featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''[[Half the Sky]]'', a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |title=30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky &#124; Half the Sky |access-date=2012-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103757/http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 |archive-date=2012-10-14 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> September 2012 also saw her board the Africa Express Train with [[Damon Albarn]], [[Rokia Traoré]], [[Baaba Maal]], [[Amadou & Mariam]], [[Nicolas Jaar]], and the [[Noisettes]], amongst many others. The show culminated in a 4.5k venue in Kings Cross where Fatoumata performed with [[Paul McCartney]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jonze|first=Tim|title=The African journey is over – but what an amazing ride|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/09/africa-express-finale-concert-london?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9389|work=The Guardian|date=8 September 2012|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-date=2015-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610220209/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/09/africa-express-finale-concert-london?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9389|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Diawara has spent recent years touring the world,<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Dates|url=http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events|publisher=Bands in Town|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-date=2014-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503031348/http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events|url-status=live}}</ref> with a landmark performance for the English-speaking public at the 2013 [[Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Morgan|first=Andy|title=Mali hits Glastonbury: Rokia Traoré, Fatoumata Diawara and more|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/18/mali-comes-to-glastonbury|work=The Guardian|date=18 June 2013|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-date=2014-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503040917/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/18/mali-comes-to-glastonbury|url-status=live}}</ref>  Alongside many European gigs, her schedule has taken her to South America, Asia and Australia,<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Events|url=http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events?page=4|publisher=Bands in Town|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-date=2014-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503030547/http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events?page=4|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as on multiple trips to the US, where in September 2013 she performed as part of the [[Clinton Global Initiative]] alongside [[The Roots]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Clinton Global Citizen Awards|url=http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/2013/clinton_global_citizen_awards.asp|publisher=Clinton Global Initiative|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927121218/http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/2013/clinton_global_citizen_awards.asp|archive-date=2013-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since mid-2014 she has collaborated with [[Roberto Fonseca]], with numerous live performances and a joint live album, ''[[At Home - Live in Marciac]]'', along the way. In 2014 she also performed with [[Mayra Andrade]] and [[Omara Portuondo]]. February 2015 saw her first live concert as an established international star in Mali, her home country, [[Festival Sur Le Niger]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Pryor|first=Tom|title=Field Report: Festival Sur Le Niger 2015|url=http://www.afropop.org/22280/festivalsurleniger2015/|publisher=Afropop Worldwide|access-date=2015-11-11|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044536/http://www.afropop.org/22280/festivalsurleniger2015/|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Ségou]], where she shared the stage once again with her long-time friend and mentor, Oumou Sangaré,{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} [[Bassekou Kouyate]], and many other domestic Malian acts.
+Diawara has spent recent years touring the world,<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Dates|url=http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events|publisher=Bands in Town|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-date=2014-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503031348/http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events|url-status=live}}</ref> with a landmark performance for the English-speaking public at the 2013 [[Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Morgan|first=Andy|title=Mali hits Glastonbury: Rokia Traoré, Fatoumata Diawara and more|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/18/mali-comes-to-glastonbury|work=The Guardian|date=18 June 2013|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-date=2014-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503040917/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/18/mali-comes-to-glastonbury|url-status=live}}</ref>  Alongside many European gigs, her schedule has taken her to South America, Asia and Australia,<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Events|url=http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events?page=4|publisher=Bands in Town|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-date=2014-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503030547/http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events?page=4|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as on multiple trips to the US, where in September 2013 she performed as part of the [[Clinton Global Initiative]] alongside [[The Roots]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Clinton Global Citizen Awards|url=http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/2013/clinton_global_citizen_awards.asp|publisher=Clinton Global Initiative|access-date=2013-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927121218/http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/2013/clinton_global_citizen_awards.asp|archive-date=2013-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since mid-2014 she has collaborated with [[Roberto Fonseca]], with numerous live performances and a joint live album, ''[[At Home - Live in Marciac]]'', along the way. In 2014 she also performed with [[Mayra Andrade]] and [[Omara Portuondo]]. February 2015 saw her first live concert as an established international star in Mali, her home country, [[Festival sur le Niger]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Pryor|first=Tom|title=Field Report: Festival Sur Le Niger 2015|url=http://www.afropop.org/22280/festivalsurleniger2015/|publisher=Afropop Worldwide|access-date=2015-11-11|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044536/http://www.afropop.org/22280/festivalsurleniger2015/|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Ségou]], where she shared the stage once again with her long-time friend and mentor, Oumou Sangaré,{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} [[Bassekou Kouyate]], and many other domestic Malian acts.
-Diawara was featured in the 2020 [[Gorillaz]] single "[[Désolé]]", which later appeared on their album ''[[Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2020-02-27 |title=Gorillaz Team With Malian Star Fatoumata Diawara for New Song 'Désolé' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gorillaz-fatoumata-diawara-new-song-desole-song-machine-958067/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> She performed a [[Tiny Desk]] home concert in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=O'Neill |first1=Abby |date=3 February 2022 |title=Fatoumata Diawara: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/03/1076174800/fatoumata-diawara-tiny-desk-home-concert |website=NPR}}</ref> Later that year, she published the album ''Maliba'', created as a soundtrack for a [[Google Arts and Culture]] project to digitise manuscripts held in [[Timbuktu]]. The album was characterised by ''[[The Economist]]'' as "a wondrous work of cultural preservation from one of the biggest names in contemporary African music".<ref>"[https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/12/01/the-best-albums-of-2022 The best albums of 2022]", ''The Economist'' (1 December 2022).</ref>
+Diawara was featured in the 2020 [[Gorillaz]] single "[[Désolé (Gorillaz song)|Désolé]]", which later appeared on their album ''[[Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2020-02-27 |title=Gorillaz Team With Malian Star Fatoumata Diawara for New Song 'Désolé' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gorillaz-fatoumata-diawara-new-song-desole-song-machine-958067/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> She performed a [[Tiny Desk]] home concert in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=O'Neill |first1=Abby |date=3 February 2022 |title=Fatoumata Diawara: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/03/1076174800/fatoumata-diawara-tiny-desk-home-concert |website=NPR}}</ref> Later that year, she published the album ''Maliba'', created as a soundtrack for a [[Google Arts and Culture]] project to digitise manuscripts held in [[Timbuktu]]. The album was characterised by ''[[The Economist]]'' as "a wondrous work of cultural preservation from one of the biggest names in contemporary African music".<ref>"[https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/12/01/the-best-albums-of-2022 The best albums of 2022]", ''The Economist'' (1 December 2022).</ref>
-== Music style ==
+===Style ===
 Noted for her "sensuous voice,"<ref>Forgan, Kat. “Staff Brenda Bilili”. “Songlines”, July 2011, p.104-105.</ref> Diawara sings primarily in [[Bambara language|Bambara]], the national language of Mali, and builds on the tradition of "songs of advice" from the culture of her ancestral [[Wassoulou]] region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=18 February 2020 |title=Singer and Guitarist Fatoumata Diawara to Perform in New York City {{!}} World Music Central.org |url=https://worldmusiccentral.org/2020/02/18/singer-and-guitarist-fatoumata-diawara-to-perform-in-new-york-city/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422180531/https://worldmusiccentral.org/2020/02/18/singer-and-guitarist-fatoumata-diawara-to-perform-in-new-york-city/ |archive-date=2020-04-22 |access-date=2020-03-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> In her songs, Diawara has addressed issues such as the pain of emigration; a need for mutual respect; the struggles of African women; life under the rule of religious fundamentalists, and the practice of [[Female genital mutilation|female circumcision]].<ref name=":0" /> One song that exemplifies her focus on these topics is "Mali-ko (Peace/La Paix)", a seven-minute song and video that criticises the [[Northern Mali Conflict|fundamentalist conquest of Northern Mali]] and urges unity to quell resentment against the [[Tuareg people|Tuareg minority]] whom some blamed for abetting the incursion.<ref name="newsweek.com" /> Diawara said about the song, ""I needed to scream with this song, 'Wake up! We are losing Mali! We are losing our culture, our tradition, our origins, our roots!{{'"}}.<ref name="newsweek.com" />
+==Recognition and awards==
+She received two nominations at the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best World Music Album|Best World Music Album]] for her album ''Fenfo'' and [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]] for "Ultimatum" in which she was featured with the English band [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-61st-annual-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-nominees-and-winners-list|title=61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List|date=2018-12-07|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-24|archive-date=2019-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210002846/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominations-list|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == Filmography ==
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 * 2019: ''[http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=253752.html Yao]'', by Philippe Godeau: Gloria
-== Theatre ==
+== Stage performances ==
 * 1998: ''[[Antigone (Sophocles play)|Antigone]]'' by [[Sophocles]]; adapted by Jean-Louis Sagot Duvauroux, production [[Sotiguy Kouyaté]]
 * 2002–2008: ''[[Royal de Luxe]]''; creator Jean-Luc Courcoult
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 == Discography ==
 === Albums ===
-* 2011: '' [[Fatou (album)|Fatou]]'' ([[World Circuit (record label)|World Circuit]]/[[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]])
+* 2011: ''[[Fatou (album)|Fatou]]'' ([[World Circuit (record label)|World Circuit]]/[[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]])
 * 2015: ''[[At Home - Live in Marciac]]'', Fatoumata Diawara & [[Roberto Fonseca]] ([[Jazz Village]])
 * 2018: ''[[Fenfo (Something To Say)]]'' ([[Wagram Music]]/[[Shanachie Records]])
-* 2022: ''Maliba'' (3ème Bureau)
+* 2022: ''Maliba'' <small>("Mali Magic" Soundtrack on Google Arts and Culture)</small> (3ème Bureau/Wagram Music)
+* 2023: ''London Ko'' (3ème Bureau/Wagram Music)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Spencer |first=Neil |date=6 May 2023 |title=Fatoumata Diawara: London Ko review – exuberance rules |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/06/fatoumata-diawara-london-ko-review-exuberance-rules-damon-albarn-roberto-fonseca-manifest-yemi-alade |access-date=3 July 2023 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>
 === Singles and EPs===
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 * 2011: Featured in the song "C'est lui ou c'est moi" from the ''[[Cotonou Club]]'' album by [[Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou]]
 * 2012: Featured in ''[[Rocket Juice & the Moon]]'' ([[Honest Jon's]] - Album)
-* 2012: Featured in the song "Bibissa" from the album ''Yo'' by [[Roberto Fonseca]]
+* 2012: Featured in the song "Bibisa" from the album ''Yo'' by [[Roberto Fonseca]]
 * 2012: Featured in the song "Nothin' Can Save Ya" from the album ''[[The Bravest Man In The Universe]]'' by [[Bobby Womack]]
 * 2013: Featured in the song "Surma" from the ''[[Sketches of Ethiopia]]'' album by [[Mulatu Astatke]]
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 * 2018: Featured in the song "Ultimatum" by [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]]
 * 2019: Featured in the song "Cameroon" by [[Bonaparte (singer)]]
-* 2020: Featured in the song "[[Désolé]]" by [[Gorillaz (band)|Gorillaz]]
+* 2020: Featured in the song "[[Désolé (Gorillaz song)|Désolé]]" by [[Gorillaz (band)|Gorillaz]]
-* 2020: Featured in the song "[[Douha (Mali Mali)]]" by [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]]
+* 2020: Featured in the song "[[Douha (Mali Mali)]]" by Disclosure
-* 2022: Featured in the song ‘Tama’ with [[Barbara Pravi]]
+* 2021: Featured in the song "Black Woman" with Lauryn Hill, from the soundtrack to [[The Harder They Fall (2021 film)|The Harder They Fall]]
+* 2022: Featured in the song ‘Tama’ with [[Barbara Pravi]]
 === With Les Balayeurs du désert ===
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-Interview to Fatoumata Diawara during her tour 2022 in Zaragoza. Spain.
+Interview to Fatoumata Diawara during her tour 2022 in Zaragoza. Spain. [https://www.goaragon.eu/fatoumata-diawara-my-music-is-a-combination-of-my-roots-interpreted-from-my-modern-perspective-festival-musica-al-raso-zaragoza/ Fatoumata Diawara: “my music is a combination of my roots interpreted from my modern perspective”]
-[https://www.goaragon.eu/fatoumata-diawara-my-music-is-a-combination-of-my-roots-interpreted-from-my-modern-perspective-festival-musica-al-raso-zaragoza/ Fatoumata Diawara: “my music is a combination of my roots interpreted from my modern perspective”]
 ==External links==
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 * {{Official website}}
 * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhwtf BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, November 13, 2010], accessed June 8, 2011.
-* [http://www.afropop.org/22280/festivalsurleniger2015/ "Field Report: Festival Sur le Niger 2015" by Tom Pryor], accessed November 11, 2015.
+* [http://www.afropop.org/22280/festivalsurleniger2015/ "Field Report: Festival Sur le Niger 2015" by Tom Pryor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044536/http://www.afropop.org/22280/festivalsurleniger2015/ |date=2016-03-04 }}, accessed November 11, 2015.
 * Chabasseur, Eglantine. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111206191316/http://www.rfimusique.com/anglais/musique/articles/112/article_8191.asp "Fatoumata Diawara Reinvented"], RFI musique, April 8, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.
 * Cummings, Tim. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/oumou-sangare-barbican-hall-london-1675073.html “Oumou Sangare, Barbican Hall, London”], ''[[The Independent]]'', April 28, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.
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 [[Category:Malian emigrants to France]]
 [[Category:Malian women's rights activists]]
-[[Category:People from Bamako]]
+[[Category:Malian women activists]]
+[[Category:Musicians from Bamako]]
+[[Category:Wagram Music artists]]

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