Fatoumata Diawara - A - LIVE at Afrikafestival Hertme 2010

Performance - 10 july 2010
Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara (aka Fatou) was born of Malian parents in the Ivory Coast in 1982. As a child she became a member of her father's dance troupe and was a popular performer of the wildly flailing didadi dance from Wassoulou, her ancestral home in western . She was an energetic and headstrong girl and at the age of twelve her refusal to go to school finally prompted her parents to send her to live and be disciplined by an aunt in Bamako. She was not to see her parents again for over a decade.
Her aunt was an actress, and a few years after arriving, Fatou found herself on a film set looking after her aunt's infant child. The film's director was captivated by Fatou's adolescent beauty and she was given a one line part in the final scene of the film 'Taafe Fangan' ('The Power of Women'). This led to her being given a lead role by the celebrated director Cheick Omar Sissoko in his 1999 film 'La Genèse' (Genesis).
At the age of eighteen Fatou travelled to Paris to perform the classical Greek role of Antigone on stage. After touring with the production she returned to Mali where she was given the lead in Dani Kouyaté's popular 2001 film 'Sia, The Dream of the Python'. The film tells the story of a West African legend called Sia, a young girl who defies tradition. To many in Mali, Guinea, Senegal and Burkina Faso, Fatou is Sia thanks to the film's enormous success throughout the region. Offers for further acting roles poured in but Fatou's family wanted her to settle down and marry and forced her to announce, live on Malian television, that she was abandoning her career as an actress.
In 2002 Jean-Louis Courcoult, the director of the renowned French theatre company, Royale de Luxe, travelled to Bamako to offer Fatou a part in his new production. An unmarried woman is considered a minor in Malian society so her family's permission was required. They refused. After much soul searching Fatou took the daring decision to run away and at Bamako airport she managed to board a plane for Paris, narrowly escaping the pursuit of the police who had been alerted to the girl's 'kidnapping'.
With Royal de Luxe Fatou performed a variety of roles around the world including tours in Vietnam, Mexico and throughout Europe. During rehearsals and quiet moments she took to singing backstage for her own amusement. She was overheard by the director and was soon singing solo during the company's performances. Encouraged by the reception from audiences she began to sing in Parisian clubs and cafes during breaks from touring. Here she met Cheikh Tidiane Seck the celebrated Malian musician and producer who invited her to travel with him back to Mali to work on two projects as chorus vocalist; 'Seya' the GRAMMY nominated album by Mali's star Oumou Sangaré and 'Red Earth' the GRAMMY winning Malian project by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. When the albums were released Fatou toured worldwide as singer and dancer with both projects.
On her return to France Fatou took the role of Karaba in the popular touring musical 'Kirikou and Karaba'. She was encouraged to take the role by her friend Rokia Traore who also inspired her to take up the guitar: "To me it was a wonderful and daring thing: a Malian girl with an acoustic guitar. Why should the guitar be only for men?" Fatou bought herself a guitar and started to teach herself, and at the same time began to write down her own compositions.

[@danielmaina6649]

Diawara,u r very beautiful thus your voice. A good abasador to our culture through music. Much love from Kenya.

[@GregoryPearsonMusic]

Daniel, do you understand the lyrics?

[@cobwebtheorem7538]

Agreed. Fan from Kenya too.

[@marysalvi242]

Is this not just an amazing woman?? One has to follow what is in your heart and soul, life, is the gift from the universe and the path has its barriers and it is too bad when it is family though they are part of the journey ~ and all of us - when we share with one another- our life gift, we then have a more beautiful world. Peace - Love - & Light 💖

[@GregoryPearsonMusic]

one of my favorites - the vocal work is amazing

[@anaweliliam575]

Ta voix est si puissante et si joyeuse. Tu m'as complètement transporté avec ta musique. Bravo aux musiciens qui ont su enveloppé cette voix magnique. Farafi o bè yé môgô fari o yé. An bè bena wiri ka anka fasso o dan. O ka an nègè ka dèssè, o tena sé an koro.
Fière d'etre Africaine! J'adooooooore!❤

[@traore9884]

Votre visage a et...

[@mamadoukonte3759]

Wlay

[@luma8927]

Merci beacou

[@sulaymankonateh6030]

😊

[@Gnatgrits]

Love for all of her music from Indiana, USA

[@cobwebtheorem7538]

Huyu mwanadada ni dhahabu (this lady is gold).
Much respect, from Kenya.

[@alassanecamara9169]

Ma Couse tu es digne ambassadrice de la culture malienne . Je suis fan de toi et je t'aime... .

[@Grateful4Today]

Je t'aime très fort Fatou ! I love your music, your people et l'Afrique dans ensemble ! I missed you, I can't wait to watch & hear more from you ma belle ! Je te remercie pour être' la..

[@backhome3144]

That the song I never heard in my life
It's been the best for me
Thanks u so much

[@freholeybe2]

Fantastic BEAUTIFUL woman 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@raianelima1538]

Gratidão por esse som lindo, o Brasil ama vocês!

[@blesswiththebest]

I am blown away😯Watch a Voice😍
Beautiful Queen..Thank you💜🙏

[@rudolffarkas1819]

Ay, a Wonderfull performer.Wonderous amorous.

[@brownskinmelaninedivine5926]

Georgious thank you !!!!

[@harakatabdelmjid9449]

FATOUMATA AVEC LA SOURIRE EST TRÈS BELLE N°1 DE L’AFFRIQUÉ JE L'AIME BEAUCOUP

[@harakatabdelmjid9449]

Nous étions des frères africains je vous aime

[@MaxSaidTrainer]

Beautiful. Much love from Tanzania

[@lassanacoulibaly3697]

Franchement le blanc il faut faire tout ça Fatoumata diawara Bravo bravo tu as raison du courage bravo fière au Mali bah🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱

[@mm.joseph4351]

Love it thanks beautiful sister FAATUMO.

[@homeboy2449]

Love from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@obinnaizuora5013]

My loveliest African singer

[@samakemamadou3253]

very nice song of fatou diawara one love

[@kaisaroepou5933]

Elle avais commencé très tôt. Fatimata Diawara ILoveYou

[@lassanacoulibaly3697]

La voir d'O Fatoumata diawara elle est magnifique fière au Mali bh Bravo bravo🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱

[@SXHQQSSS]

WOW!! Beautiful!!!

[@UlissesMartins]

Magnifique.

[@lysevasseur7195]

Beaux rythmes, voix suave qui vous poussent à vous évader, vous envoler vers l'inconnu ! Merci beauté divine , que du bonheur pour vous .💚🎁

[@idrissadialo9295]

Ehepi

[@jabarmalid5393]

I love the music coming from this part of Africa it sounds so powerful

[@aboutraore9555]

She from Mali 🇲🇱 in west Africa

[@DonCooper-l4j]

I just love this music

[@symouhmedi6560]

L'envie à toi Fatoumata Diawara❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@naledidubby]

Love love this song 💞

[@amru2895]

Ohhh..Her smile it's a quenching...rich very rich

[@barroucamara7989]

Magnifique sur tous les plans, je kiffe

[@moussafall10ok65]

*elle chante super bien je suis sénégalais mais je l'adore beaucoup fatoumata alias sia*

[@Oumar-ox6fz]

Femme très inspiree

[@fabienharerumuremyi5590]

une voix d'or!!!

[@bouboukeita4460]

Manchallah. Quelle belle voix. Une voix d'or

[@lintouchablecamaralamine7375]

Longue vie à toi maman chérie toujours ❤❤❤

[@keitaissouf1362]

Vraiment toi tu es fier d'être malien et africain fatoumata diawara que dieux vos donner long vie à tw

[@lassanacoulibaly3697]

Fatoumata diawara Bravo bravo fière au Mali bh 🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱 Bravo bravo

[@kone4959]

La diva Diawara long vie à toi

[@adamakeita7551]

Ma sœur, nous te remercions pour tout ce que vous faites pour notre génération, le réveil de la conscience et les pratiques dont ancêtre ont été victimes. Paix à l’âme de nos aînés qui ont combattu voir même sacrifier leur vie pour notre liberté.

[@francesccarolgarriga7858]

I don't think you were a slave. You were born free like me and before God we are equal, I am not rich and I give a little of my money to the people of Africa and the people of Africa who could give do not give anything, and and what am I

[@mamadousanogo391]

Merci Ma Star Fatoumata Diawara

[@chaibouissaka2304]

Bravo mon artistes préféré, je suis togolais mais j'aime tro votre voie.que Dieu soit avec vous

[@SouleymaneTirera-h4q]

I spend you a good continuation ❤

[@kaloucoulibaly8286]

It's my first time to hearing a voice to make me always happiness so just to said Ure my prefer singer

[@dioolkingm.d3932]

Ma soeur je suis très fière de toi bon courage bon continuation j'adore depuis espagnol jusqu'à au mali

[@alvinsittajhonson7290]

Le 26 novembre je serait a ton concer a Milano car tu fait la fièrté de l'Afrique et long vie a toi
💇‍♀️💇‍♀️💇‍♀️

[@mariame7207]

ehhh bouba

[@waggchristopher5467]

I love everything she do

[@mariamkalis1828]

Cudownie śpiewasz, chciałbym zobaczyć Cię kiedyś na występie w moim kraju w Polsce.

[@tesfayesenay]

music means fatou, from ethiopia no #1 lover

[@siddigabdallah577]

Which language she sing in it, any one to tell.
She absolutely brilliant with natural and pure talent.

[@moulikasanogo8527]

She sings in Malinke

[@siddigabdallah577]

@@moulikasanogo8527 thanks very much.
Is it Malian language??

[@lotwizzard1748]

@@moulikasanogo8527 Malinke or Bambara

[@Hargeysa]

Love

[@saramadifofana751]

The language is called Mandinka/Bambara/Dioula (Jula) in almost allover West Africa except in Nigeria.

[@pauline1260]

Love,love 💕

[@camarasidy7336]

Ma sœur Fatoumata Diawara j'suis fière de toi du courage bon continuation que Dieu nous tous aidé et nous protéger depuis France

[@naeimkw1431]

Barvo

[@camarasidy7336]

Merci

[@aliouabdou4034]

Bravo vraiment à vous Fatoumata DIAWARA pour chanson concernant l'esclavage. J'adore beaucoup son style

[@robertopuccianti8498]

Grazie🙏🌜💥💙🐘

[@zoumanasamake7605]

Merci Diawara une fièrté pour le Mali et Kouroulamini

[@leslien.a.tettey257]

Lovely!

[@mbayediop299]

Machala fatoumata babacar depuis la France

[@seydoutoure8789]

Merci beaucoup ma sœur je suis fier de toi en tant que une africain

[@sikoudjouwara94]

Sui très fier de fatou jtm merci on nom de tout le Afrique noir

[@mohamedramadanecoulibaly1403]

She's singing in bambara, the malian common language . The song is about the settlers and the great heroes in Africa who have sacrified their lives against the colonialism.

[@moulikasanogo8527]

Yes really I love this song basically it is about slavery 💕💕

[@Craffunky]

What is the song title please ? Or how do you write what she repeats ?

[@parabit]

Welcome back

[@vieuxdiarra6247]

Merci fatoumata diawara

[@duberclotanekou2972]

Great melodie I love.

[@mahamadousow8409]

vraiment son là c'est cool. Je me suis pleuré 😂😭😭😭

[@h.manseur7119]

Truly amazing Fatoumata made it through with Gorillaz song Desole.

[@ashishtexuma4962]

Sia you are the princess of African music and if you still work your voice in the best way possible u can be the next whitney Houston. Lots of love to you.

[@samsib4323]

Much love from sudan

[@radiyatuinusah2849]

I really love the song

[@radiyatuinusah2849]

the title of this song please I want to download

[@mohammedkabir3142]

@@radiyatuinusah2849 Please tell if you know the tittle of the song

[@BOYEMANE]

Simply music🎵🎶🎼

[@bassirousacko3341]

Vraiment c'est très magnifique 😥😭🤦‍♂️

[@bladivaok3941]

B Ladiva

[@Thuramagankobasolojr]

Merci tu parles sur les réalités les faits passés au moment de la esclave jusqu'à nos jours brava a tu 👏👏👏👏💪💪💪

[@djetbyespritgrand553]

Tres belle 😚 intensité au rythme Africain.

[@didierlodini9280]

Djetby Espritgrand uduuei

[@camaraadama.s6909]

Merci Fatoumata Diawara wly

[@nakountedembele1340]

fière de vs princesse du Mali

[@kabaissakaba4642]

Formidable 🇬🇳🤝🇲🇱✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊👈

[@aissatandao3772]

Machallah fatimata 😍💖

[@sidycamara1261]

J'écoute cette musique tout le jour depuis dar es Salam

[@neimaypunch7729]

So nice.god bless

[@mariediop24]

La mustique ns permet de voyager loin elle ns rapproche de notre identité étant loin des nôtres
Le bon Dieu vous a donné une voix sûblime Fatoumata

[@diallomola4084]

Je suis fier de toi walaye que Dieu te bénisse

[@alascofirst8613]

Belle mélodie en même temps signification très profonde, en effet il est question de l'esclavage et la galère du noir en occident...

[@aymenchaabni8910]

I don't understand what she said but I like her voice she's good ❤️😍💞

[@moulikasanogo8527]

she says he's been joking us for a long time he sells us like wholesale she talks about slavery

[@Gurci28]

4:59

[@Gurci28]

'The official language of Mali is French, a by-product of 68 years of European colonization. While French is the official language of Mali, it is only mastered by 5 percent to 10 percent of the population. There are many ethnic groups and tribes in Mali, each of which belongs to an indigenous language sub-group.'
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[@MultiPendik]

Greeting from Indonesia

[@abdallahkarim8494]

paham bang lagunya

[@MultiPendik]

Ndak bro.. hehehhe..... Kamu kok juga nyasar kesini bro

[@abdallahkarim8494]

ana komen aja

[@abdallahkarim8494]

kmu ad konsernya

[@MultiPendik]

Semua dah kulihat bro.. memang sip bagus

[@mayam3668]

Merci cherie

[@harunathiam1297]

C'est magnifique 🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱🇲🇱

[@falayekeita7444]

Fatoumata diawara vraiment tu chante bien

[@misslady1978]

C'est très formidable

[@yunnylado.mercury6656]

Sublime

[@deepudarpan8165]

Her voice is magical 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🏳️‍🌈

[@meryamdemnati4274]

❤💙💚💛❤💙💚💛❤💙💚💛❤
ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ ⵉ ⵜⴰⴼⵔⵉⴽⵜ. Vive l'Afrique.
Fière d'appartenir à ce grand continent ☺

[@togolaibra2177]

magnifique

[@sidibelancine4138]

Formidable fatou

[@africanleaders8606]

Tres beau..je suis Fan d elle.

[@mohammedkonte391]

👏👏 bravo fatoumata

[@lassanacoulibaly3697]

Walaye walaye walaye Fatoumata diawara le blanc il sont tous fait pour nous il vaut mieux Détachées pour le moment on n'a à Tâches Noir La voir d'O Fatoumata diawara Bravo fière au Mali bah 201777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777

[@cheickcoulibaly242]

Je adore ta voix tu fais partir de mes chanteuse préfère bon courage à toi et surtout né chance pas

[@ibkone8836]

Je suis fière de toi

[@cheickmagass527]

merci fatoumata

[@djakariaoucamara6082]

Merci ma soeur pour le conscient

[@CheicknaTraore-s8y]

❤❤❤❤❤❤