Fatoumata Diawara ‘The Star of Africa’ by Various, fr. 10 feb. 2023, Fra (2023/2023), Royal Opera House Muscat, Muscat, Oman

Malian singer and songwriter, hailed as one of the most vital standard-bearers of modern African music, Fatoumata Diawara, takes her artistry to fresh and thrilling heights on her album Fenfo. She is a global star, singing alongside a successful and varied acting career, including the seven times César Award winning and Academy Award nominated 2014 Timbuktu. In her music, the modernity of stinging electric guitar lines is combined with the ancient African strings of the kora and kamel ngoni and kit drums, giving birth to a delicate combination between the ancient tradition and the creativity of new sounds.