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 ...

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 ...

Oumou Sangaré plays at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Credit: Courtesy the artist It’s been nearly 15 years since beloved Malian diva Omou Sangaré performed in Chicago, and her return is cause for ...

Grammy award-winning singer Oumou Sangaré has been putting her stamp on Malian music for almost the last three decades. Eight years after her last release, Sangaré made her return earlier this year ...

As a small child, Oumou Sangaré sang on the streets in Mali to raise money for her mom and siblings. Now she can’t walk down the streets of Bamako without drawing a crowd of people who want to talk ...

After an eight year break from recording, one of the greatest living voices in African music returns with a rich new album. Malian artist Oumou Sangare titles her latest collection "Mogoya," meaning ...

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, ...