Seya means ‘joy’. Oumou Sangare’s new disc is very joyful, her voice magnificent, her musicians splendid. The Malian diva is delighting listeners, at home and abroad. Her original songs also make them ...

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, ...

MALI is a powerhouse of West African music, having produced Salif Keita, Amadou and Mariam and Toumani Diabaté, among others. Whatever it is about the country that leads to such musicality, Oumou ...

With the death of Miriam Makeba, Mali's Oumou Sangare stands unchallenged as Africa's most important female singer. Sangare was singing for money at age 5 and supporting her family at 13. Now, after a ...

Before European-derived concepts of career management became widespread among African recording artists, following the emergence of the world music movement in the late 1980s and 1990s, a musician's ...

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"Seya," the title track from Oumou Sangare's recent album, is a Malian squealer. "Seya" translates to "joy," and its lyrics include the brief line I like to look good. This is not the main focus of ...

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 ...

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