Oumou Sangaré will release the new single Kamelemba from her forthcoming album Mogoya (meaning 'people today') on the 12th May 2017. On the song, Oumou sings to women about the dangers of falling in ...

Malian musician Oumou Sangare’s amazing voice and songs that directly address the plight of women in a highly conservative society have made her a superstar in her native country, and the eight new ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Today, Malian superstar Oumou Sangaré released her new album Acoustic on all ...

After an eight-year recording hiatus, Malian superstar vocalist Oumou Sangaré returns to the international spotlight with a new record, on a new label, but with the same steadfast focus on African ...

Grammy winner Oumou Sangaré released her album Mogoya (which translates as 'people today') last year to critical acclaim and has recently announced details of a remixed version of the LP (due for ...

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 ...

"Iyo Djeli" is a praise song to Djekani Djeli, "an old and wise griot woman of the 1960s." Griots are hereditary praise singers and instrumentalists, and a genre of musician from which many Wassoulou ...

Oumou Sangaré found herself caught in New York City, far away from her native Mali, when Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill. But that hasn’t stopped the Grammy Award-winning singer from giving ...

Oumou Sangaré plays at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Credit: Courtesy the artist It’s been nearly 15 years since beloved Malian diva Omou Sangaré performed in Chicago, and her return is cause for ...

Oumou Sangare's new album Seya is the artists first album in six years. Oumou Sangare began singing at weddings and on the streets more than 25 years ago in Mali's musical metropolis, Bamako. Now, ...