Oumou Sangaré

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Oumou Sangaré at the FMM Festival das Musicas do Mundo in Sines, Portugal, 2007.

Oumou Sangaré (born February 25, 1968 in Bamako ) is a Malian Wassoulou musician.

Career

The Wassoulou style of music is derived from traditional hunting songs; the music is accompanied by a calabash . Many of Sangare's songs are about love and marriage, especially freedom of choice in relationships. Through her lyrics she brings topics to the public that are taboos or a provocation for a Muslim country.

Her album Moussoulou was a success in West Africa . In 1995 she toured with Baaba Maal , Femi Kuti and Boukman Eksperyans . Her song Saa Magni from the album Oumou was used in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven . He accompanied the love scene of the two main characters Balian and Sybilla.

Her album Mogoya was released in 2017 after an 8-year hiatus from the artist.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Mood 4 Eva (with Beyoncé , Jay-Z & Childish Gambino )
  UK 56 08/01/2019 (2 weeks)
  US 90 08/03/2019 (1 week)

Studio albums

  • Moussoulou (1991)
  • Ko Sira (1993)
  • Vorotan (1996)
  • Oumou (2003)
  • Seya (2009)
  • Mogoya (2017)
  • Acoustic (2020)

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anna-Bianaca Krause: Malian Majesty message. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Chart sources: UK US
personal data
SURNAME Sangaré, Oumou
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Malian Wassoulou musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Bamako