For Mogoya, her first album in eight years, Oumou Sangaré enlisted young Swedish and French producers to help rejuvenate her sound. One of Mali's most celebrated singers, Oumou Sangaré began her ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 5:23 Oumou Sangare began ...

Before European-derived concepts of career management became widespread among African recording artists, following the emergence of the world music movement in the late 1980s and 1990s, a musician's ...

Oumou Sangaré found herself caught in New York City, far away from her native Mali, when Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill. But that hasn’t stopped the Grammy Award-winning singer from giving ...

As a small child, Oumou Sangaré sang on the streets in Mali to raise money for her mom and siblings. Now she can’t walk down the streets of Bamako without drawing a crowd of people who want to talk ...

Since the release of her debut album Moussoulou in 1989, there’s been no respite for the Malian singer Oumou Sangare. Notable waymarks on her rich and fruitful journey include some of the most ...

Oumou Sangaré plays at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Credit: Courtesy the artist It’s been nearly 15 years since beloved Malian diva Omou Sangaré performed in Chicago, and her return is cause for ...

Grammy Award-winning global superstar Oumou Sangaré makes her return to the World Circuit label for the release her new album Timbuktu, due April 29. Recorded in multiple locations in the U.S., Mali ...

One of Mali's most celebrated singers, Oumou Sangaré began her career as an outspoken champion for the rights of women. On her 1989 debut, Moussolou, she offered sharp critiques of practices such as ...

Oumou Sangare's new album Seya is the artists first album in six years. Oumou Sangare began singing at weddings and on the streets more than 25 years ago in Mali's musical metropolis, Bamako. Now, ...

Oumou Sangare began singing at weddings and on the streets more than 25 years ago in Mali's musical metropolis, Bamako. Now, with the release of her sixth album, Seya, Sangare has gone from an ...