Oumou Sangaré

Oumou Sangaré
The image captures Oumou Sangaré, a celebrated Malian singer, performing at the BRICS Festival in Brooklyn, New York, in July 2023. She is joyfully singing into a microphone, her hands raised and a bright smile on her face, radiating energy and enthusiasm. In the background, her band’s instruments are visible, and fog from a fog machine adds a dynamic atmosphere to the scene. This moment beautifully highlights her cultural influence and the vibrant spirit of the festival.[1]
Oumou Sangaré performing at the BRICS Festival in Brooklyn, NYC in July of 2023
Background information
Born (1968-02-25) 25 February 1968 (age 56)
OriginBamako, Mali
GenresWassoulou
OccupationSinger
LabelsWorld Circuit
Websiteoumousangareofficial.com

Oumou Sangaré (Bambara: Umu Sangare; born 25 February 1968) is a Malian Wassoulou singer of Fulani (Fula) descent.[2] She is often referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou".[3] Wassoulou is a historical region south of the Niger River, where the music descends from age-old traditional song, often accompanied by a calabash.

Early life

Sangaré was born in 1968 to singer Aminata Diakité and Sidiki Sangaré, both of whom originated from the Wassoulou region.[4][5][6] In 1970, her father took a second wife and moved to Abidjan, leaving Sangaré, her mother and her siblings behind in Bamako.[5] She began singing in the streets to help her mother, leaving school at an early age to do so.[4][5] Her career began in 1973 when, at the age of five, she won an inter-kindergarten singing competition in Bamako, going on to perform before an audience of several thousand at the Omnisport stadium.[6][7][8] At 16, she went on tour with the percussion group Djoliba, touring in France, Germany, the Netherlands, the Caribbean, and elsewhere.[7] Inspired by her reception on tour, Sangaré returned to Bamako and established her own musical group.[7]

Career

Sangaré performing at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2009
At WOMEX, 2017

Sangaré recorded her first album, Moussoulou ("Women"), with Amadou Ba Guindo, a renowned maestro of Malian music. The album was very successful in Africa,[9] with more than 200,000 copies sold.

With the help of Ali Farka Touré, Sangaré signed with the English label World Circuit. They re-released the album Moussoulou.[10] At the age of 21, she was already a star.

Oumou Sangaré is considered an ambassador of Wassoulou; her music has been inspired by the music and traditional dances of the region. She writes and composes her songs, which often include social criticism, especially concerning women's low status in society.

Since 1990 she has performed at some of the most important venues in the world, such as the Melbourne Opera, Roskilde Festival, Gnaoua World Music Festival, WOMAD, Oslo World Music Festival, and the Opéra de la Monnaie.

Many of Sangaré's songs concern love and marriage, especially freedom of choice in marriage. Her 1989 album Moussoulou was an unprecedented West African hit. In 1995, she toured with Baaba Maal, Femi Kuti, and Boukman Eksperyans. Other albums include Ko Sira (1993), Worotan (1996), and a 2-CD compilation Oumou (2004), all released on World Circuit Records. Sangaré supports the cause of women throughout the world. She was named an ambassador of the FAO in 2003 and won the UNESCO Prize in 2001 and was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France in 1998.

Sangaré is featured prominently in Throw Down Your Heart, a 2008 documentary about world-renowned American banjo player Béla Fleck, and his exploration of the relatively unknown relationship between his instrument and the musical traditions in Africa.

Sangaré contributed vocals to "Imagine" for the 2010 Herbie Hancock album The Imagine Project, which also featured Seal, P!nk, India.Arie, Jeff Beck, Konono Nº1 and others.[11]

In 2022, she was cast in her first acting role, playing the title character's grandmother in Maïmouna Doucouré's film Hawa.[12]

Personal life, politics and business

Sangaré is an advocate for women's rights, opposing child marriage and polygamy.[13]

Sangaré is also involved in the world of business, including hotels, agriculture, and automobiles. She has launched a car, the "Oum Sang", manufactured by a Chinese firm and marketed in conjunction with her own company Gonow Oum Sang.[14] She is the owner of the 30-room Hotel Wassoulou in Mali's capital, Bamako, a haven for musicians and her own regular performing space. "I helped build the hotel myself. I did it to show women that you can make your life better by working. And many more are working these days, forming co-operatives to make soap or clothes."

Sangaré has also been a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, but says she does not want to be a politician: "While you're an artist, you're free to say what you think; when you're a politician, you follow instructions from higher up."[5]

She is a half-sister of Polish-born actor Omar Sangare.[15]

Discography

Solo albums

  • Moussolou (1990)
  • Ko Sira (1993) [released as Bi Furu in Mali]
  • "Worotan" (1996), Nonesuch/Warner Music [released as Denw in Mali]
  • Laban (2001)
  • Oumou (2003)[16]
  • Seya (2009)
  • Mogoya (2017)
  • Acoustic (2020)
  • Timbuktu (2022)

Contributing artist

Awards and recognition

With her award at WOMEX 2017 in Katowice, Poland
  • IMC-UNESCO International Music Prize (2001, performers category, jointly awarded to Gidon Kremer)[17] for her contribution to "the enrichment and the development of music as well as for the cause of peace, for the understanding among peoples and international cooperation".
  • On 16 October 2003, Sangaré was named Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
  • In 2010, Sangaré's album Seya was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.
  • In 2011, Sangaré won a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, with Herbie Hancock, Pink, India Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1 and Jeff Beck, for 'Imagine'.[18]
  • In October 2017, Sangaré won the Artist Award at WOMEX 2017 in recognition of her music and for her advocacy for women's rights.[19][20][21]
  • In 2024 she was awarded the Rolf Schock Prize.[22]

References

  1. ^ Banning, Eyre (18 July 2023). "Afropop Worldwide | Oumou Sangare and Vox Sambou at BRICS Celebrate Brooklyn". Afropop Worldwide.
  2. ^ Manuh, Takyiwaa; Sutherland-Addy, Esi (2013). Africa in Contemporary Perspective: A Textbook for Undergraduate Students. Sub-Saharan Publishers. doi:10.2307/jj.8085387. ISBN 978-9988-647-37-7.
  3. ^ Durán, Lucy (1995). "Birds of Wasulu: Freedom of Expression and Expressions of Freedom in the Popular Music of Southern Mali". British Journal of Ethnomusicology. 4: 101–134. doi:10.1080/09681229508567240. ISSN 0968-1221. JSTOR 3060685. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b Lacey, Hester (19 January 2018). "Q&A with singer Oumou Sangaré". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Oumou Sangare – The songbird of Africa". The Independent. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Mali : " BI-MOGOYA " D'OUMOU SANGARE : Une captivante excursion dans le Wassoulou de belles mélodies". Mali Actu. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Oumou Sangaré: " je chante pour venger ma mère "". leralnet (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  8. ^ Pajon, Léo (5 July 2017). "Mali : le retour de la reine, Oumou Sangaré" (in French). JeuneAfrique. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  9. ^ Haider, Arwa (18 May 2017). "Oumou Sangaré review – Malian songbird's musical star soars". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ^ Romney, Jonathan (5 March 1991). "review". Q Magazine. 55: 76.
  11. ^ "The Imagine Project". All About Jazz. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  12. ^ "Après «Mignonnes», Maïmouna Doucouré met Oumou Sangaré et Yseult à l'affiche". Paris Match, 24 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Oumou Sangare: Sonic And Political Muscle". NPR. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  14. ^ " Oum Sang " Afrik.com 23 août 2006
  15. ^ "Omar Sangare and Oumou Sangare". Instagram. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  16. ^ Lusk, Jon. "BBC – Music – Review of Oumou Sangare – Oumou". Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Prize laureates 1975 – 2004". International Music Council.
  18. ^ "Winners! A Complete List From the 2011 Grammy Awards". 14 February 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Oumou Sangaré, La Star Della World Music in Concerto A San Giorgio A Cremano" (in Italian). napolitime.it. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  20. ^ Oliva, Raffaella (29 September 2017). "La diva maliana Oumou Sangaré contro la poligamia: "Troppe donne soffrono, canto per loro"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). IO Donna. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Nově na Colours Of Ostrava: zpěvačka Joss Stone s Grammy i Brit Awards, malijská královna Oumou Sangaré i provokativní Beth Ditto z Gossip". musicserver.cz. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  22. ^ Rolf Schock Prize 2024

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