Music
Actress, street theatre performer and Grammy nominee: Fatoumata Diawara’s Malian journey
Fatoumata Diawara, born in Côte d'Ivoire in 1982 to Malian parents, began as an actress in films such…
Wassoulou
Arts + Culture
Oumou Sangaré sang against polygamy and forced marriage. Mali made her a star anyway
Oumou Sangaré, the Malian singer known as the Songbird of Wassoulou, became a star in 1989 with Moussolou,…