The 100 Best African Albums

This self-titled Fatoumata Diawara album moves to the ebbs of personal life. To do so, its soundscape is intricate and intimate, often utilizing the guitar patterns of the Southern Mali Wassoulou tradition to its service. Fatou also calls upon experienced personnel such as Toumani Diabate and Guimba Kouyate to bring its rootsy, dazzling form to life.

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