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'{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Fatoumata Diawara | image = Fatoumata Diawara - Festival du Bout du Monde 2012 - 016 - edit.jpg | caption =Fatoumata Diawara, August 2012 | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date ={{birth year and age|1982}} | death_date = | origin = [[Mali]] | instrument = | genre = [[Folk music|Folk]] [[Wassoulou]] | occupation = [[Singer]] | years_active = | label = [[World Circuit (record label)|World Circuit]]/[[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]] | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|www.fatoumatadiawara.com}} }} '''Fatoumata Diawara''' (born 1982 in [[Ivory Coast]]) is a [[Mali]]an musician currently living in [[France]]. ==Biography== Born in [[Côte d'Ivoire]] to Malian parents, Diawara moved to France to pursue acting, appearing in [[Cheick Oumar Sissoko]]'s 1999 feature film ''[[La Genèse]]'', [[Dani Kouyaté]]'s popular 2001 film ''[[Sia, le rêve du python]]'', in the internationally renowned street theatre troupe [[Royal de Luxe]], and played a leading role in the musical ''[[Kirikou et Karaba]]''.<ref>Chabasseur, Eglantine. [http://www.rfimusique.com/anglais/musique/articles/112/article_8191.asp "Fatoumata Diawara Reinvented"], RFI musique, April 8, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> She later took up the guitar and began composing her own material, writing songs that blend [[Wassalou]] traditions of Southern Mali with international influences.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhwtf ], BBC Radio 3, November 13, 2010, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> Noted for her "sensuous voice,"<ref>Forgan, Kat. “Staff Brenda Bilili”. “Songlines”, July 2011, p.104-105.</ref> she has performed or recorded with Malian and international greats 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"], ''[[The Independent]]'', April 28, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> AfroCubism,<ref>Phillips, Glyn. [http://www.worldmusic.co.uk/afrocubism_afrocubism "AfroCubism"], 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"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', March 24, 2011, accessed June 8, 2011.</ref> The EP ''Kanou'' was released May 9, 2011, and her debut album ''[[Fatou]]'' from [[World Circuit (record label)|World Circuit Records]] was 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|accessdate=25 September 2011|location=London|date=September 15, 2011}}</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 |date= |accessdate=2013-09-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914031319/http://www.nonesuch.com/artists/fatoumata-diawara |archivedate=2013-09-14 |df= }}</ref> In September 2012, she featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''[[Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide]]'', a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s book.<ref>http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1</ref> September 2012 also saw her board the Africa Express Train with [[Damon Albarn]], [[Rokia Traoré]], [[Baaba Maal]], [[Amadou and 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|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2013-11-18}}</ref> Fatoumata has spent the recent years touring the world,<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Dates|url=http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events|publisher=Bands in Town|accessdate=2013-11-18}}</ref> with a landmark performance for the English-speaking public at Glastonbury 2013.<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|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2013-11-18}}</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|accessdate=2013-11-18}}</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|accessdate=2013-11-18}}</ref> Since mid-2014 she has been in collaboration with [[Roberto Fonseca]], with numerous live performances and a joint live album, ''[[At Home - Live in Marciac]]'', along the way. In 2014 she also extended her list of collaborations by a joint performance with [[Mayra Andrade]] and [[Omara Portuondo]]. February 2015 saw her first live concert as a meanwhile established international name back home at the [[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|accessdate=2015-11-11}}</ref> in Ségou, Mali, where she shared stage once again with her long-time friend and mentor, Oumou Sangaré, with [[Bassekou Kouyaté]] and many other domestic acts. Alongside, she has continued her cinematic activities, with numerous roles, appearances and musical input in multiple feature films, such as the seven times [[César Award]] winning and [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Academy Award]] nominated 2014 ''[[Timbuktu (2014 film)|Timbuktu]]''. == Filmography == [[File:Fatoumata Diawara at Wobeon Festival.JPG|thumb|Fatoumata Diawara band performing at the World Beat Music festival. Austin, Texas, 2013]] * 1996 : ''Taafe Fanga'' by [[Adama Drabo]] * 1999 : ''[[Genesis (1999 film)|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 : ''[[Tales of the Night (2011 film)|Les Contes de la Nuit]]'', by [[Michel Ocelot]] (voice) * 2013 : ''The Africa Express'', by Renaud Barret and Florent de La Tulle: Herself * 2014 : ''[[Timbuktu (2014 film)|Timbuktu (Le chagrin des oiseaux)]]'', by Abderrahmane Sissako <ref>http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/100009821/year/2014.html</ref> * 2015 : ''Morbayassa'', by Cheick Fantamady Camara : Bella * 2016 : ''Mali Blues'', by Lutz Gregor : Herself == Theatre == * 1998 : ''[[Antigone]]'' by Sophocle ; 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 - Album) * 2015 : ''[[At Home - Live in Marciac]]'', Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca (Jazz Village - Album) === Singles === * 2011 : ''[[Kanou EP]]'' (World Circuit - Album) === Collaborations === * 2009 : Featuring in the album ''Léman'' by [[Blick Bassy]] * 2010 : Co-authoring and featuring in the album ''[[Debademba]]'' by [[Debademba]] * 2010 : Featuring in ''[[The Imagine Project]]'' by [[Herbie Hancock]] * 2010 : Featuring in the album ''Jamm'' by [[Cheikh Lo|Cheikh Lô]] * 2010 : Featuring in the song "N'fletoun" from the ''[[Djekpa La You]]'' album by [[Dobet Gnahoré]] * 2011 : Featuring in the song "C'est lui ou c'est moi" from the ''[[Cotonou Club]]'' album by [[Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou]] * 2012 : Featuring in ''[[Rocket Juice & the Moon]]'' ([[Honest Jon's]] - Album) * 2012 : Featuring in the song "Bibissa" from the album ''Yo'' by [[Roberto Fonseca]] * 2012 : Featuring in the song "Nothin' Can Save Ya" from the album ''[[The Bravest Man In The Universe]]'' by [[Bobby Womack]] * 2013 : Featuring in the song "Surma" from the ''[[Sketches of Ethiopia]]'' album by [[Mulatu Astatke]] * 2014 : Co-authoring and featuring in the song "Timbuktu Fasso" from the ''[[Timbuktu (2014 film)|Timbuktu]]'' soundtrack by [[Amine Bouhafa]] * 2014 : Featuring 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 === With [[Balayeurs du Desert|Les Balayeurs du désert]] === Via association with [[Royal de Luxe]]; several of the songs used to be played as accompaniment in Royal de Luxe's 'giant marionettes' street performances throughout the world. * 2005 : ''[[Jules Verne Impact]]'' by [[Balayeurs du Desert|Les Balayeurs du désert]] (apast - Album) (''Y Danse'', ''Hamleti''...) * 2007 : ''La Pequeña'' by [[Balayeurs du Desert|Les Balayeurs du désert]] (Atelier de l'événement - Album) (w an early version of ''Salimata'') ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Fatoumata Diawara}} * {{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. * Chabasseur, Eglantine. [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. * Denselow, Robin. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/24/orchestre-poly-rythmo-cotonou-club-review?INTCMP=SRCH "Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: Cotonou Club"], ''The Guardian'', March 24, 2011, accessed June 8, 2011. * Forgan, Kat. "Staff Brenda Bilili". Songlines, July 2011, p.&nbsp;104-105. * Phillips, Glyn. [http://www.worldmusic.co.uk/afrocubism_afrocubism "AfroCubism"], WorldMusic.co.uk, accessed June 8, 2011. {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Diawara, Fatoumata}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Malian female singers]] [[Category:Ivorian female singers]] [[Category:Malian emigrants to France]]'