Malian musician Oumou Sangare’s amazing voice and songs that directly address the plight of women in a highly conservative society have made her a superstar in her native country, and the eight new ...

After an eight year break from recording, one of the greatest living voices in African music returns with a rich new album. Malian artist Oumou Sangare titles her latest collection "Mogoya," meaning ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. HUMILITY is a prerequisite for collaborative music-making. The participants must be asking not what the music can do for them, but what ...

Oumou is a reminder that revolutionary music can be made with quiet determination rather than flamboyant anger. Some 15 years ago, she made a huge splash as the first female artist to emerge from Mali ...

That world-music fans should demand the finest sound on CD, yet happily put up with bog-standard amplification at concerts, is one of the great mysteries of our time. This week, the Malian songbird ...