Oumou Sangare

Oumou Sangaré (born February 25, 1968 in Bamako, Mali) is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician, sometimes referred to as The Songbird of Wassoulou. Wassoulou is a historical region south of the Niger River, where the music descends from age-old traditional song, often with the accompaniment by a calabash. Sangarés mother was the singer Aminata Diakité.

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