World Circuit’s Fatoumata Diawara is offering a free download of her track ‘Bissa’. taken from her stunning debut album ‘Fatou’ – released today.
Recently nominated for a MOBO award, Fatoumata has also been confirmed as part of ‘Another Honest Jon’s Chop Up’, a one off live performance at The Barbican, also featuring Flea, Damon Alburn & Tony Allen.
Born in Côte d’Ivoire, raised in Mali, now based in Paris, and still only 29, Fatou has had a life covering a whole gamut of contemporary African experience.
The Guardian newspaper described her as “…a rising new star from Mali. She has the most gorgeous voice, a fantastic sense of melody and her guitar playing fuses spare blues, folk and funk. Go see her.”
Having performed with Oumou Sangare as part of her touring band and appearing on the recent TP Orchestre Poly Rythmo and AfroCubism albums, Fatou was signed to World Circuit and released her debut EP early this year.
Fatou will make her UK TV debut performing on this seasons Jools Holland later in the month.
UK Live Dates:
13th October – Jazz Cafe – London
29th October – The Barbican – London – ‘Another Honest Jon’s Chop Up’
Get the free download here or view the video below:
