Africa 2020: L’Afrique à chanter

Radio France and the Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports celebrate African contemporaneity and diversity, by associating six artists, performers or composers to the project “L’Afrique à chanter”. Figures of modern Africa were invited to join the project with new creations or arranged for the Africa2020 Season. Fatoumata Diawara composed two new songs for “L’Afrique à chanter”, to be learned with tutorials, lyrics, music sheets taht you can find here: Sako and Fatimata.

Best Female Artist: African Talent Awards

The curtains fell on the 2020 edition of the African Talent Awards. Among the winners of the 4th edition of the African Talent Awards are 3 Malian artists: Fatoumata Diawara, Oumou Sangaré and Iba One. These names were announced on the evening of Saturday 26th December. Fatoumata Diawara won the Best Female Artist Award.

Damon Albarn & Fatoumata Diawara

Back in October 2020, Damon Albarn and Fatoumata Diawara presented “Le Vol du Boli” at Théâtre du Châtelet. Today, the artists are taking part of Chatelet’s series #ChateletSurLeToit with the videoclip “L’apaisement“. “Le Vol du Boli” will be back on stage for the 2021-2022 season.

African Talent Awards

It’s the return of the African Talent Awards. The organization announced the nominees for its  ceremony, including Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara in the category of Best Female Artist. The gala will be held in Abidjan on Dec 26th. Congratulations to all nominees!

6 à la Maison

Fatoumata Diawara was invited to perform at the TV show “6 à la maison” on France 2. She presented the song Kaola, as part of Le Vol du Boli show. The opera will be broadcasted on December 11 on France 5 at 20:50.

Just Announced: Song Machine Live!

Beaming into your screens on 12th and 13th December, LIVENow will bring Gorillaz ‘SONG MACHINE’ live to audiences around the world. The virtual quartet will integrate cutting-edge effects from trusted co-creator and designer extraordinaire Jamie Hewlett, to three electrifying audio-visual live performances, simulcast across three different time zones. The band has just announced that Fatoumata Diawara is one of the guests that will take part of this unique event.

Le Vol du Boli on France 5

Tour 2021!

Fatoumata Diawara has just announced the first dates of her 2021 world tour! Stay tuned as she will be announcing plenty of more in the following weeks!

New remix out now!

British musician, songwriter, and DJ Joe Goddard brings his ENERGY to Disclosure’s song Douha (Mali Mali) feat Fatoumata Diawara for a remix out everywhere now. Listen, share and enjoy!

Live @L’Express Bologna

Statuesque, superb, elegant, Fatoumata Diawara reinvents the fast rhythms and blues melodies of Wassoulou with her guitar, and places this heritage in a new era by affirming a decidedly African perspective to the concept of singer-songwriter. She will be performing an exclusive solo show at Teatro Manzoni in Bologna next October 23 at 8pm. You can grab your ticket on DICE.fm.

Fatoumata brings Africa to París

In a few years, Fatoumata Diawara has become one of the most emblematic voices of Africa. Singer, but also actress, the Malian artist carries the colors and values of the continent to the world. She is back in “Le vol du Boli” at the Théâtre du Châtelet, in Paris. A modern opera and a musical journey between Africa and Europe. For this new show, she is surrounded by long-time accomplices: Damon Albarn, ex-leader of Blur and founder of the Gorillaz group, but also the Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako. À l’affiche France24 interviews the singer, watch the full episode here.

Fatoumata Diawara & Abderrahmane Sissako on RFI

Fatoumata Diawara and film director Abderrahmane Sissako were invited to talk about the imminent premiere of the opera Le Vol du Boli at Théâtre du Chatelet (Oct 6,7 and 8) in Paris. Learn more about this project and listen the full interview here.

Saint-Denis Festival

Fatoumata Diawara and Yael Naim are the special guests of Faada Freddy’s unique performance at the Saint-Denis Festival. A very special evening with lots of surprises and first ever duets. Learn more here.

Damon Albarn & Fatoumata Diawara at Popopop

Antoine de Caunes and Charline Roux interview Damon Albarn and Fatoumata Diawara at Popopop radioshow at France Inter to talk about the two projects the duo have recently collaborated. From one side the most anticipated album release from Gorillaz Song Machine, season one : strange timez, that counts with Fatoumata Diawara on the track “Désolé” and that will be out on Oct, 23rd. The two artists have also worked on the opera Le Vol du Boli, that will premier next Oct 6th at Théâtre du Chatelet.

First images of Le Vol du Boli

Discover now the very first images of teh opera Vol du Boli, created by Damon Albarn and Abderrahmane Sissako with special guest Fatoumata Diawara!  7-8-9 october at Théâtre du Chatelet  http://bit.ly/LeVolDuBoli

Song Machine Family Season One ✨STRANGE TIMEZ✨

Fatoumata Diawara is proud to share Gorillaz’ upcoming release Song Machine Family Season One ✨STRANGE TIMEZ✨ on October 23. She is part bof this amazing project, Diawara and Damon Albarn share vocal duties on the track “Désolé” released on Feb, 2020.

Europe 1 full of surprises!

Fatoumata Diawara visited the radio studio Europe 1 to talk abuot her forthocoming show at Jazz a la Villete on 12 of September. Watch now an unexpected portrait with full of details that you didn’t know about her!

Fatoumata Diawara live at C à Vous

Fatoumata Diawara was invited to join the table at French TV program C à Vous last Friday. She performed a very unique rendition of her classic Fenfo.

New Lyric Video Out!

An epic musical in Paris

Two passionate creators, Abderrahmane Sissako and Damon Albarn, are at the origin of this somewhat peculiar project: tell a story on the Thèâtre du Châtelet stage, spanning centuries and crossing borders, of a Boli, an animist fetish originating in Mali, West Africa. This musical epic transports us from Africa to Europe, from the 12^thcentury to the present day, confronts without anger and with passion the tumultuous story of a meeting of two continents that ignored each other for too long. Le Vol du Boli thus depicts African history, from the Mandinka Empire and colonisation, to this date and counts with the participation of Fatoumata Diawara in the role of Queen Mother Sogolon. Show will run from October 2nd to October 18th in Paris.

DR Big Band presents…

The DR Big Band has invited Fatoumata Diawara to join them on a very special event. Experience one of world music’s strongest voices on an international level when Fatoumata Diawara takes over the Concert Hall with the DR Big Band. The Grammy- and Oscar-nominated Malian singer is known for her strong stage performance, and on the occasion of her visit, the DR Big Band is reinforced with i.a. kora and extra afro-percussion. Learn more here.

Royal Albert Home Sessions

Royal Albert Home brings exclusive sessions from artists’ homes to yours whilst the Hall is shut. Fatoumata Diawara will deliver an exclusive performance next August 23rd. You can watch, share and learn more here.

Live in Paris!

In less than ten years, Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara has become one of the leading voices in modern Africa, moreover known for her communicative energy and radiant presence on stage.She will be performing at Jazz a la Villete next September 13th. Get your tickets here.

Listen Now: Douha (Mali Mali)

Disclosure launched their third album ‘ENERGY’ with amazing collaborations such as Eric Thomas, and a second single ‘My High’ featuring Aminé and Northampton’s finest, slowthai. 

In keeping with their international collaborators and enlisting the vocal talents of Mali’s Fatoumata Diawara for a second time (Disclosure worked with Fatoumata on their 2018, Grammy nominated single ‘Ultimatum’), the third taste of the new album is ‘Douha (Mali Mali)’ in which she sings in celebration of her birthplace and urges all Malians to be proud of their country. The brothers first teased the track during their April  Boiler Room session live from isolation and fans have been asking for it ever since.

A sonic exploration of impressive proportions, ‘Douha (Mali Mali)’ transports you from the now imagined dancefloor of collective memory, over continents to distant lands to languish in ecstatic escape from the very real dire straits around us.

Locus Festival Limited Edition

As promised and despite everything, also in 2020 Locorotondo will have the Locus Festival, though in a Limited Edition version. Already from the first news, it is clear how this year’s limits will become merits, for a festival that has never given up on quality for quantity. All in the welcoming framework of the Itria Valley, the heart of Puglia. Another great friend of Locus, the brilliant American bassist and composer MICHAEL LEAGUE, leader of the formidable SNARKY PUPPY, will be in Locorotondo in duo with pianist BILL LAURANCE and Malian singer FATOUMATA DIAWARA. A truly precious and engaging experience for all live music lovers.

Now or Never

Kora matesr Seckpu Keita releases a new Covid song “Now or Never” with the help of some great names including Alex Stalwarts, Fatoumata Diawara and NM Seymali and many others. All proceeds will go to CICR Mali (Red Cross). Check now and spread the message!

#StrongerTogether

Le Cri du Silence is a song lead by Senegalaise diva Coumba Gawlo that put together eleven African artists to raise women empowerment awareness in Africa. Watch now and support the cause!

Sunny !

Fatoumata Diawara was in charge of opening the second edition of France 2 TV show Grand Echiquier. Along with trumpeter player Lucienne Renaudin-Vary, Malian singer performed the track Sunny. You can watch again here.

TV Show Grand Échiquier is back!

Fatoumata Diawara is one of the guests invited to the new edition of Grand Échiquier at France 2 along with Emmanuelle Béart, Grand Corps Malade and many others. TV show will be broadcast live on Thursday July 2nd and 9pm on France 2.

Rootstock Online Festival

ROOTSTOCK will go online for 48 hours of non-stop music on July 11 & 12. Watch and listen Fatoumata Diawara perform alongside each other in this first ever global broadcast. Her show is scheduled on July 12th at 8pm. Don’t miss this great event, follow all exclusive content here.

Tour announcement

After the restrictions decided in many countries to fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus, all concerts in April and May will be postponed. I’ll give you more information soon! 🙏🏿💚💛♥️

Gorillaz Désolé feat Fatoumata Diawara

Out now Song Machine | ‘Désolé’ ft. Fatoumata Diawara

JUST ANNOUNCED!

Fatoumata Diawara be playing at WOMAD Festival this year! Grab your tickets now!

COMING UP

Coming up on Song Machine ✨Gorillaz ✨
p.s gorill.az/songmachine

Own your voice!

Happy International Women’s Day 💜Listen, play and share 🎧 http://bit.ly/Fatoumata_Deezer

Live from New Sounds

Paris-based singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Fatoumata Diawara writes songs that respect her traditional Malian heritage with modern flair. She shares her musical adventures, in-studio. Watch her live performance at New Sounds.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

See you soon in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Cleveland, Grand Rapids, Markham! Learn more here.

Live from the Roundhouse

Fatoumata Diawara knows how to please: with a winning and innocent smile, she wins the audience over in a matter of seconds. Watch her London’s performance, with a very special guest live on her Facebook page.

The music to listen out for in 2020

Fatoumata Diawara’s music is featured in The Guardian music to listen out for in 2020! 🔥

UK TOUR

Manchester and Bristol that are 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓 💥💥💥! Grab your ticket for London, Glasgow, Kendal, Brighton, Liverpool and Nottingham!

Open Future Live Streaming

The final night “Open Future, Together!” continues between music and lights. Watch the concert on lifestream! #openfuture

The great party at Le Trianon

Fatoumata Diawara delivered an amazing live performance in Paris at Le Trianon. You can watch now the full concert on France.tv.

COLORS: Nterini

Fatoumata Diawara released a new video with a very special message: “Thanks to Colors team for the invitation to perform at their studio in Berlin. Here’s a live version of Nterini that I hope you enjoy. Tap the link to see the full video on YouTube! “

COLORS interview

Colors studio presents Fatoumata Diawara.

New tour dates in Italy

Grab your tickets for Fenfo tour in Italy. Save the dates:

24.11 REf19 ~ Fatoumata Diawara ~ Live
26.11 Fatoumata Diawara / Magazzini Generali / Milano
28.11 Fatoumata Diawara 28/11 @Musica dei Popoli 2019-Firenze

Live Performance at Propaganda Live

Fatoumata Diawara recently visited L7 studios in Italy to perform at Propaganda Live ahead her Italian tour. Watch now her live session on Youtube.

Embrace the unknown

Dutch fest Le Guess Who? embraced diversity and the unknown. Paris-based Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara, one of six acts who helped curate the lineup, spoke about her pride for Africa and addressed the current global political climate, telling the crowd, “Our diversity must be our strength.”

Divas Magazine

Fatoumata Diawara is teh frontcover of the latest edition of French mag Divas Magazine.

Fatoumata Diawara Does The Avalon Stage Proud

Beaming from ear-to-ear, Fatoumata stepped onto the scene with an air of grace about her that lifted the performance throughout. Waxing lyrical about doing away with the stereotype of Africa “as a place of war and not a place of good food and beautiful people,” the talented Diawara then unleashed the quintessentially Malian “Timbuktu Fasso,” a track that usually has a mellow demeanour to it. This version got a rock styling, however, as an epic guitar solo brought it to a climax at the end.

Watch Kirikou et Karaba la sorcière

You can watch now the Theatre show Kirikou et Karaba la sorcière with Fatoumata Diawara performing Karaba’s role.

Live from Glastonbury

Fatoumata Diawara is a Malian singer-songwriter and multiple Grammy Award nominee currently living in France. 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 featuring the English band Disclosure. Watch her live performance at Glastonbury 2019!

Let the spirit fly like a bird

“You have this animal side that you should not be afraid of showing. You must be yourself… Let it go! Let the spirit fly like a bird!” . Watch her Womadelaide interview here.

Fatoumata joins Angelique Kidjo on ARTE

Angelique Kidjo has invited Tony Allen, Fatoumata Diawara and Yael Naim to join her very special TV show Les Concerts Volants on ARTE tv.

New Track : Cameroon

You can hear now on Spotify Fatoumata’s latest collab with German artist Bonaparte. Enjoy it!

Fenfo arrives in Madrid (Spain)

Malian singer will be performing for the first time her latest release “Fenfo” in Madrid. It will be next 25th June at Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa – FG.CCV. Don’t miss the chance to see the great live performance of one of the greatest African singers of the moment.

Surprise!

Fatoumata Diawara announces a very special guest appearance of her dear friend Ayo on her Olympia show in Paris. Last tickets available here.

A new African view

Fatoumata Diawara was invited to ARTE tv show 28 minutes to talk about her latest release Fenfo.

Here we go! Fenfo tour is here!

We are super excited to announce new dates of the Fenfo Tour 2019!

Female voice(s)

She is considered one of the best known artists on the African scene, along with Angélique Kidjo, Oumou Sangaré or Myriam Makeba. Malian by origin, this accomplished musician is a committed artist who makes herself the voice of those who, precisely, do not have one. Check out the full interview with Tv5 Monde.

Il viaggio di Yao premieres in Italie

A France-born actor of Senegalese heritage makes his first trip to his “homeland” on a book promotion tour, and ends up taking a dusty road trip over two or three days with a self-assured young admirer in Yao. Il vaiggio di Yao premieres this April 4th in Italy.

My first time with… Le bonbon

Fatoumata Diawara talks about her “first time” with Le Bonbon. Watch now here.

Fenfo Tour arrives to the US and Canada

Modern African Singer Fatoumata Diawara plays her first-ever Fenfo US tour Next Week. Fenfo Tour is here! Check your nearest date and grab your tickets:
20/03 Kay Meek Arts Centre (CA)
21/03 Neptune Theatre – Seattle (US)
22/03 Star Theatre – Portland (US)
23/03 The Theatre at Ace Hotel – Los Angeles (US)
24/03 Herbst Theatre – San Francisco (US)
26/03 Motorco – Durham (US)
28/03 Savannah Music Festival – Georgia (US)
30/03 (le) poisson rouge – New York (US)
31/03 Highland Center for the Arts – Greensboro (US)
02/04 Nuits d’Afrique – Montreal (CA)
03/04 Palais Montcalm – Quebec (CA)
04/04 Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Toronto (CA)
05/04 City Winery Boston – Boston (US)
06/04 North Beach Bandshell – Miami (US)

Just announced new tour dates!

Fatoumata Diawara announces new dates of her worlwide “Fenfo Tour 2019”. Order tickets for upcoming concerts near you here.

International Women’s Day 2019

Fatoumata Diawara teams up with #monindentitenoire to celebrates the International Women’s Day 2019. On her own words, Fatoumata wants an end to the violence, and calls for greater rights and emancipation of women. She wants to use the power of music to bring an end to the conflict, and to help women all across Mali

See you at Olympia Paris

Malian singer will premier her latest release “Fenfo” in Paris. See you next May 10th at Olympia.

The Fatou Inspirations

Fatoumata Diawara teams up with TIDAL and shares a great playlist of her fav tracks. Songs that inspired her latest release “Fenfo”. Click here and enjoy some great music.

Fatoumata Diawara live at the Grammys®

Fatoumata Diawara shares the sounds of Mali, where ‘music is everywhere’. Watch Diawara’s rendition of “Negue Negue” from her Grammy-nominated album “Fenfo,” that instantly swept up the audience into her brand of Malian music, a soulful blend of Wassoulou folk music and spiritually infused Afropop.

20 greatest artists Songlines

Fatoumata Diawara is included on Songlines 20 greatest artists of the Year!

Fenfo 2019 tour is here!

Fatoumata Diawara is ready for her new “Fenfo” tour 2019. With more than 20 shows across the globe, Malian singer is ready to deliver an amazing live show performing the songs of her latest release “Fenfo”.

Freedom, sound and music

To have a voice means freedom. Fatoumata Diawara is new the guest invited at Basique.tv to talk about her new album “Fenfo”.

‘Yao’, starring Omar Sy and Fatoumata Diawara

Fatoumata Diawara along with French singer and musician M and Senegalese actor Omara Sy presented Philippe Godeau‘s new film «Yao» in Paris. Omar Sy plays a renowned French-Senegalese writer who returns to his native country, where he connects with a young boy who has travelled 300km alone from his village to the capital of Dakar to meet his literary hero. The pair embark on an adventure-filled journey of self-discovery across Senegal as Seydou accompanies the boy back home.

Victoires de la Musique Awards

Fatoumata Diawara’s latest release “Fenfo” is nominated on Victoires de la Musique 2019!

Travelling with Yao

Travel across Senegal with Omar Sy, Fatoumata Diawara and young YAO (Lionel Basse). Do you recognize the song? See you on the cinema this January 23rd!

The New York Times

Malian star Fatoumata Diawara has been included on the The New York Times Best Songs of 2018 list. The list includes 65 songs from various genres released in the course of the year. “One-off collaborations, movie soundtracks and internet upstarts provided some of the most exciting music this year,” reads the standfirst.

Fenfo – Best World Music Grammy nominee

Rising Malian singer and songwriter Fatoumata Diawara has been nominated for two Grammy™ Awards. Her critically acclaimed Fenfo in the Best World Music category and for her collaboration with UK based electronic music duo Disclosure on the song “Ultimatum” in the Best Dance Recording category.

The 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards®. Music’s Biggest Night® returns to Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, and will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Nominations for the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be announced in all 84 categories on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, and will honor the best in recordings released between Oct. 1, 2017, and Sept. 30, 2018.

Watch Nterini exclusive on France Inter

Fatoumata Diawara have shared a new song ‘Nterini’, first extract of Fenfo, her new record since 2011’s Fatou. It arrives May 25 . Watch on France Inter the video directed by the photographer and Ethiopian artist Aïda Muluneh.

FENFO

Fatoumata Diawara will release her new album ‘Fenfo’, which translates as ‘something to say’, through Wagram/Montuno on 25^th May. The follow-up to Diawara’s widely acclaimed debut ‘Fatou’, the album was co-produced by Diawara and Matthieu Chedid (better known by his stage name -M-) and recorded in Mali, Burkina Faso, Barcelona and Paris. Diawara, who will play a sold out date at London’s Jazz Café on 26^th March, will unveil ‘Nterini’ (which means ‘my love/confidant’), the first single to be taken from ‘Fenfo’ on 8^th March. The ‘Nterini’ video, directed by Ethiopian photographer and contemporary artist Aïda Muluneh, will appear on streaming services on 9^th March. As Fatoumata explains, ‘Nterini’ is a song about the heartache felt by two lovers separated by distance. My love and my confidant has gone far away and has not sent any news back to me. I love him despite everything and I miss him every day. I want to hear from my darling; otherwise I cannot sleep well at night.”

-M- & Fatoumata Diawara Live Q&A from Cully Jazz Festival

Get ready and ask your questions! -M- and Fatoumata Diawara will be chatting live from Facebook Couleur 3! Watch the full interview here.