Annettework » global beat http://www.annettework.com.au Annette Shun Wah's blog Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:25:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Fatoumata Diawara http://www.annettework.com.au/blog/41 http://www.annettework.com.au/blog/41#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:37:31 +0000 Annette Shun Wah http://www.annettework.com.au/?p=41 First there was Oumou Sangare.   Then came Rokia Traore.  Now the latest female singing sensation from the Wassoulou region of Mali in West Africa is Fatoumata Diawara.  She  toured in January and gave a stunning performance in the Spiegeltent at Sydney Festival.  And she’s on my Global Beat radio program on Qantas inflight.  If you’re flying internationally from December 2011 to February 2012, tune in for a listen. Check out this clip from YouTube for  Kanou from her album Fatou.

Fatoumata Diawara - Fatou

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