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Fatoumata Diawara (born 1982 in Ivory Coast) is a Malian musician currently living in France. ==Biography== Born in Côte d'Ivoire to Malian parents, Diawara moved to France to pursue acting, appearing in Cheick Oumar Sissoko's 1999 feature film ''La Genèse'', Dani Kouyaté's popular 2001 film ''Sia, le rêve du python'', in the internationally renowned street theatre troupe Royal de Luxe, and played a leading role in the musical ''Kirikou et Karaba''.〔Chabasseur, Eglantine. ("Fatoumata Diawara Reinvented" ), RFI musique, April 8, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.〕 She later took up the guitar and began composing her own material, writing songs that blend Wassalou traditions of Southern Mali with international influences.〔(), BBC Radio 3, November 13, 2010, accessed June 8, 2011.〕 Noted for her "sensuous voice,"〔Forgan, Kat. “Staff Brenda Bilili”. “Songlines”, July 2011, p.104-105.〕 she has performed or recorded with Malian and international greats such as Cheick Tidiane Seck, Oumou Sangaré,〔Cummings, Tim. ("Oumou Sangare, Barbican Hall, London" ), ''The Independent'', April 28, 2009, accessed June 8, 2011.〕 AfroCubism,〔Phillips, Glyn. ("AfroCubism" ), WorldMusic.co.uk, accessed June 8, 2011.〕 Dee Dee Bridgewater (on ''Red Earth: A Malian Journey''),〔Stoudmann, Elisabeth. "Fatoumata Diawara: Nouvelle deesse malienne". ''Vibrations'', June 2011〕 and the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.〔Denselow, Robin. ("Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: Cotonou Club" ), ''The Guardian'', March 24, 2011, accessed June 8, 2011.〕 The EP ''Kanou'' was released May 9, 2011, and her debut album ''Fatou'' from World Circuit Records was released in September 2011. (Nonesuch Records released the ''Kanou'' EP digitally in North America on September 27, 2011, and the album ''Fatou'' on August 28, 2012.) In September 2012, she featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide'', a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s book.〔http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1〕 September 2012 also saw her board the Africa Express Train with Damon Albarn, Rokia Traoré, Baaba Maal, Amadou and Mariam, Nicolas Jaar, and the Noisettes, amongst many others. The show culminated in a 4.5k venue in Kings Cross where Fatoumata performed with Paul McCartney Fatoumata has spent the recent years touring the world,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events )〕 with a landmark performance for the English-speaking public at Glastonbury 2013. Alongside many European gigs her schedule has taken her to South America, Asia and Australia〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bandsintown.com/FatoumataDiawara/past_events?page=4 )〕 as well as on multiple trips to the US, where in September 2013 she performed as part of the Clinton Global Initiative alongside The Roots in New York.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/2013/clinton_global_citizen_awards.asp )〕 Since mid-2014 she has been in collaboration with Roberto Fonseca, with numerous live performances and a joint live album, ''At Home - Live in Marciac'', along the way. In 2014 she also extended her list of collaborations by a joint performance with Mayra Andrade and Omara Portuondo. February 2015 saw her first live concert as a meanwhile established international name back home at the Festival Sur Le Niger in Ségou, Mali, where she shared stage once again with her long-time friend and mentor, Oumou Sangaré, with Bassekou Kouyaté and many other domestic acts. Alongside, she has continued her cinematic activities, with numerous roles, appearances and musical input in multiple feature films, such as the seven times César Award winning and Academy Award nominated 2014 ''Timbuktu''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fatoumata Diawara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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