Malian musician Oumou Sangare’s amazing voice and songs that directly address the plight of women in a highly conservative society have made her a superstar in her native country, and the eight new ...

Like such precursors as Fela Kuti and Thomas Mapfumo, Oumou Sangare makes protest music you can dance to. Beginning with her 1981 hit "Moussolou," the Malian singer has defied both male supremacy and ...

It is a very tired Oumou Sangare sitting at the bar of the Ritz in Paris. She's just returned from a promotional visit with the press to her ancestral Wassoulou region of Mali, and tomorrow she's ...

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 ...

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, ...

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Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. One of West Africa's most celebrated vocalists, Sangaré infuses her music ...

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 ...