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Carte Blanche at TV4

Don't miss our dear Fatoumata Diawara tomorrow Monday 9th at Francetv culturebox - Carte Blanche with Yemi Alade, Roberto Fonseca, arthur h., Amadou & Mariam, Barbara Pravi!

USA Tour!

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to our dear Mariam Doumbia

Happy Birthday Roberto!

MALIBA

Google, working with historians from West Africa, has been working to digitize contemporary art, cultural and historic sites about Mali, and the digital library went live on Google Arts & Culture (GAC) today, making these items available for exploration by the world. The catalog also contains an original music album, Maliba, which was exclusively created for the project by Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara to provide information about the country’s cultural legacy. Listen now: https://fatoumatadiawara.lnk.to/Maliba

Fatoumata Diawara - Tiny Desk

Fatoumata Diawara is a true multi-hyphenate – an esteemed Malian singer, songwriter and actress who left her home country at 19 to pursue her artistry in France. By way of Como, Italy, she delivers a riveting performance alongside her bandmates, many of whom have toured with her since 2018. The guitarist and keyboardist here – Yacouba Kone and Arecio Smith – both contributed to her Grammy-nominated album, Fenfo. Rich, textured guitars complement her native Bambara vocals and bring a contemporary feel to her traditional Malian sound. These renditions are sonically disparate from her album versions. On "Kanou Dan Yen," Fatoumata's captivating and calming aura is as contagious as her electric smile. "Nterini" is a touching ode to her lover about how distance creates enormous heartache. Fatoumata ends her set on a vibrant note with "Negue Negue," an uptempo Afrobeat jam with rambunctious rhythm and spirit. Watch her full performance here.

TSF Jazz 100% Piano Jazz

The TSF Jazz programmers present their selection of the most beautiful titles for a Piano Jazz atmosphere. For the occasion, the double vinyls 100% Crooners, 100% Divas, 100% Swing and 100% Jazz Manouche, 100% Jazz Cool, are again available.

The exceptional 100% TSF Jazz collection has been embellished with its latest volume Piano Jazz. Let yourself be carried away by the mix of this selection with Keith Jarrett, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Michel Petrucciani, Oscar Peterson, Roberto Fonseca, Emet Cohen... More info here.

Fatoumata Diawara will be at the Afrofuturism Festival I Carnegie Hall

Immerse yourself in Afrofuturism, Carnegie Hall’s citywide festival, February-March 2022. Explore Afrofuturism’s boundless sonic essence in concerts that feature Flying Lotus, Sun Ra Arkestra with Kelsey Lu and Moor Mother, Nicole Mitchell and Angel Bat Dawid, Chimurenga Renaissance and Fatoumata Diawara, Carl Craig Synthesizer Ensemble, and Theo Croker. Learn more here.

Amadou & Mariam supports UNESCO campaign in The Sahel

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and Sahelian artists Vieux Farka Touré (Mali), Amadou and Mariam (Mali), Oumy Gueye (Senegal), Tal National (Niger), Songhoy Blues (Mali) and Bassekou Kouyate (Mali) launched The Sahel Song. This five-minute, one-of-a-kind composition brings attention to the crisis in the Sahel, while highlighting the region’s rich musical heritage.

The Sahel crisis is one of the world’s fastest-growing emergencies. This year, almost 29 million people need life-saving assistance and protection — that’s 5 million more people than last year. “This song celebrates the persistent resilience, generosity, solidarity and strength that Sahelians continue to display despite the crisis that surrounds them, as well as their vibrant music and cultural heritage,” said Bounena Sidi Mouhamed, Deputy Head of UN OCHA’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa.

Ne me quittes pas - TV Special Taratata

Damon Albarn is an incredible singer-songwriter and one of the most important figures in the music world. Blur's frontman has explored many other landscapes since Brit-pop and has left his mark on groundbreaking projects such as Gorillaz and the supergroup The Good the Bad and the Queen. Last 29th he was one of the special guests on the Taratata programme to present his new work and he had a special guest, Fatoumata Diawara, to perform a very personal version of Brel's classic, Ne me quittes pas.

Black Woman - Fatoumata Diawara & Lauryn Hill

On Oct. 26, Roc Nation announced that the Grammy-winning icon Ms Lauryn Hill is featured on the soundtrack for Netflix's The Harder They Fall, which is set to release on 29 Oct., by way of a brand-new song. The song, titled "Black Woman," features Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara and Hill, who also produces the track alongside the movie's director, Jeymes Samuel. The Harder They Fall coproducer JAY-Z as well as rappers Jadakiss, Conway the Machine, and BackRoad Gee. Learn more here.

Amadou & Mariam are back!

Amadou & Mariam return to the stage to present their project La Confusion all over Europe.  Amadou & Mariam’s Fall tour brings them to Belgium, France, Norway and UK.

Fatoumata Diawara releases music video

Fatoumata Diawara is back with a new video clip for the song Kanou Dan Yen which is part of her latest album Fenfo. The Malian singer continues her European tour and plans to announce new dates for 2022 in the coming weeks.

Out Now Fonseca's new episode podcast

Roberto Fonseca premieres the second episode of Isla Sonora on Radio Galdys Palmera, a programme that goes from jazz to Afro-Cuban, immersing itself in a sea of cultural, religious and musical tradition. Click here and enjoy it!

Watch Roberto Fonseca at Jazz à Vienne

Culturebox celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jazz à Vienne with a very special broadcast dedicated to Afro-Cuban music. The special programme features an exclusive concert by pianist Roberto Fonseca with exceptional guests such as Omara Portuondo and Ben Wendel.

INmusic Festival 2022

Inmusic Festival announces 2022 returns! Africa’s most renowned musical and marital couple return to the INmusic festival stages in June 2022 with their unique Malian blues and acclaimed album ‘La Confusion’!

Roberto Fonseca launches a radio show

Radio Gladys Palmera launches new programming this year. Two Latin jazz programs revitalize this online radio station, conducted by two of the most important musicians of the genre: Bobby Sanabria and Roberto Fonseca. Isla Sonora is Roberto Fonseca's Brand new radio show. Focusing more on Cuba and on the large number of talents that La Isla has given to the world, Fonseca takes a journey through the past and present of Caribbean jazz and the work of great pianists and composers who have mixed jazz with mambo, descargas, cha-cha-cha and rumba. Roberto Fonseca is a Havana-born pianist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and conductor. He recorded his first solo album in 1999 and joined the Buena Vista Social Club to later accompany the great legends of Cuban music. In jazz, his collaborations with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter stand out, and in the production the famous project Havana Cultura. Nominated for a Grammy, his music is inseparable from his mystical experience. THURSDAY.

Just Announced: new tour dates

September is kicking off and Fatoumata Diawara is back on stage stronger than ever. After a summer full of concerts and sold outs, the singer is back with more than 20 dates all over Europe.

Fatoumata Diawara - BBC The Arts Hour

BBC radio program The Arts Hour had the chance to talk with some of the global artists taking part of the new edition at the Edinburgh International Festival. To the Malian actress, singer, composer and a musician who loves to collaborate. She's worked with virtual pop group Gorillaz, Roberto Fonseca or Herbie Hancock. The arts Hour journalist called out with the singer and asked her all the details of her most expected performance at the Festival.

Fatou Love Record Stores

Celebrate the Love Record Stores and the limited coloured vinyl edition of Fatoumata Diawara's first album ‘Fatou’. Available to buy 4th September exclusively to UK indie stores! https://loverecordstores.com/4-sept-records