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01/02/2019
Fatoumata Diawara LIVE at the GRAMMY
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.
11/01/2019
The multi-talented singer from Buena Vista Social Club brings cubanía to life with an evening of expressive music, mixing traditional bolero with jazz and blues. As part of the her El Último Beso tour, Portuondo will showcase some of her finest musical work. The very first announce date in Europe, will be at Barbican Centre in London on July 28th.
09/01/2019
Fatoumata Diawara's latest release Fenfo has just been nominated to Les Victoires de la Musique in France in the category Best World Music album 2018.
20/12/2018
A party, a lab, an experience. Tropical Lab arrives for the first time in Paris. An unique experimental music party with live sessions between Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca and US based dj Joe Claussell.
07/12/2018
Grammy® Nomination Fatoumata Diawara
The nominees for the 2019 Grammys were announced this week, with the Grammys set to hold on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Fatoumata Diawara gets a Grammy® nomination for her second solo album Fenfo. Fenfo demonstrates her impressive musical range of original songs produced by noted French producer Matthieu Chedid. She is nominated along with Seun Kuti's Black Times, Bombino – Deran, and the Soweto Gospel Choir – Freedom. But the joy does not stops here, since the single ULTIMATUM feat Fatoumata Diawara, released but UK duo Disclore, also got a Grammy® Nomination as Best Dance Album of the Year. Congrats to all the nominees.
07/11/2018
Standing ovation @DR Jazz Festival
Omara Portuondo was in charge of the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival closure on Sunday 4th. Recieved with standing ovation, Buena Vista Social Club™ diva performed a set with great Cuban classics along with quartet.
06/11/2018
Fatoumata Diawara visited the TV show Je t'aime etc, hosted by Daphné Bürki to talk about her latest release Fenfo. Fatou also performed live the single Nterini. Watch now the full interview here.
02/11/2018
African singer Fatoumata Diawara is the new cover for Folker lastest issue. Interviewed by Martina Zimmermann, Fatou talks about her new album Fenfo and the announced shows in Germany. Learn more here.
01/11/2018
Omara Portuondo receives a Luna Award in Mexico
Cuba singer Omara Portuondo and Spanish cantaor Diego El Cigala, recieved a Lunas Award granted by Auditorio Luna in 2018 in the category of Traditional Music.
24/10/2018
SFJAZZ Gala 2019 honoring Chucho Valdés
SFJAZZ Gala 2019 celebrates Chucho Valdés with the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award during our most lively and influential fundraiser. For this celebration Chucho will be souranded by great friends such as Irakere 45, Omara Portuondo, SFJAZZ Collective, Stefon Harris, Yosvany Terry, Harold Lopéz-Nussa, Leyanis Valdés, Jessie Valdés, SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Big Band and more. Learn more here.
19/10/2018
The Songlines Music Awards are ten years old this year and to celebrate, Songlines, in association with Soundcrash Music, hosted its inaugural Songlines Music Awards ceremony on October 20 at London's Electric Brixton. Angélique Kidjo was presented with the World Pioneer award and after her surprise solo set was joined on stage for a finale with Fatoumata Diawara, singing Miriam Makeba's classic 'Kilimanjaro'. Fatoumata also presented Syrian-born qanun virtuoso Maya Youssef with the Newcomer award, which was sponsored by the Incorporated Society of Musicians.
04/10/2018
Roberto Fonseca III tour is about to start. Ten shows in eleven days with sold out in almost all venues for this Fall Tour.
27/09/2018
The Goalkeepers campaign of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation honored “heroes who don’t look like heroes you’ve seen in the past/ heroes who were told they wouldn’t last,” in the words of poet and youth activist Aranya Johar, one of the featured 2018 Goalkeepers. The evening event also featured performances by Ed Sheeran, a singer-songwriter from the UK who performed against a backdrop of footage of himself and other Goalkeepers as babies and children, and Fatoumata Diawara, a singer-songwriter from Mali who was joined by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
21/09/2018
BONYA means respect in Bambara, and Fatoumata Diawara releases her new videoclip on the Peace International Day. Celebrate it with her music.
19/09/2018
New Latin Grammy® nomination for Omara Portuondo
Congratulations to Omara Portuondo for being nominated for the Best Traditional Tropical Album with her latest release "Omara Siempre". The awards will be announced on November 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas.
05/09/2018
Roberto Fonseca & Fatoumata Diawara in LA
Both Fatoumata Diawara and Roberto Fonseca learned their craft from old masters: she as a back-up singer for her fellow Malian Oumou Sangaré; he as a pianist with the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club®. Diawara is hailed as one of the most vital standard-bearers of modern African music. She takes her artisty to fresh and thrilling heights on her new album, Fenfo. Boldly experimental yet respectful of her roots, Fenfo defines her as the voice of young African womanhood — proud of her heritage but with a vision that looks confidently to the future with a message that is universal. They will be playing in a double bill night at the ACE Hotel in LA. Learn more here.
09/08/2018
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil welcome guests from around the musical world to the Hollywood Bowl this summer – including the legendary Cuban singer Omara Portuondo of Buena Vista Social Club, Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca and the “Lion of Salsa,” Oscar D’León – for exclusive collaborations that match the orchestra’s versatility with artistic virtuosity. Learn more here.
04/06/2018
In a world of 7bn people there are 1bn immigrants.” This quiet statistic gives way to a storm of emotion in the video for Fatoumata Diawara’s arresting new single, “Nterini”. As the numbers sit in a crisp white font over windblown terrain, the majestic Diawara soon emerges, robed in rich crimson and gold, to tell the story of a young man leaving his home in Africa. The deep yearning of her melody reaches out across a continent, the gravel in her voice echoes that scuffing of the weary refugees’ trainers. Read full article on FT.com.
01/06/2018
Renowned Cuban singer Omara Portuondo released her latest album, "Omara Siempre," which showcases a collection of songs with fellow Cuban artists. On her own words, Omara hopes that the international recognition she receives for the album, which features local talents such as Aymee Nuviola, Isaac Delgado, and Alain Perez, would give other Cuban artists a chance to shine. Nearing 90 and still working, Portuondo shows no signs of slowing down with international showcase performances for 2018 and 2019. Listen "Omara Siempre" here.
31/05/2018
The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® with Omara Porutondo and Eliades Ochoa performed a sold out tour in South America. With their classic songs and popular hist such as Veinte Años, El Cuarto de Tula o Carretero, the band also premiered their lastes documentary film Buena Vista Social Club™: Adiós.
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