AfrikafestivalHertme, Jan 10, 2018
The Malinese diva, Oumou Sangaré, returns to the Africa Festival in Hertme after 24 years. After years of silence she is back: West African diva Oumou Sangaré is celebrated for her bright voice, her fresh, sensual songs and her power.
On her 18th, she still sang on the street in Bamako, Mali,
but three years later Oumou Sangaré celebrated her great international
breakthrough with her energetic, danceable songs. The success of her 1990's
debut album Moussoulou ("Women") was partly due to her lyrics, which
were openly taboo-breaking.
In 1993 she was a 25-year-old young woman at the stage in
Hertme.
Anno 2017, Oumou Sangaré is a diva and a role model for
women in Africa. She dares to challenge controversial subjects such as polygamy
and female circumcision, but she also denotes female sensuality. With her
bright voice and her unique, fresh approach to traditional music from hunters
from the Wassoulou area, she also enjoys enchanting a Western audience.
Beginning 2017, her new album will appear on the French label Nø Førmat!
[...]
Oumou Sangaré, lead song
Guimba Kouyaté, guitar
Elise Blanchard, bass guitar
Kandy Guira, background song
Jon Grandcamp, drums
Abou Diarra, Camel n'goni
Emma Lamadji, background song
Alexandre Millet, Keyboards
[…]
Song: Kamelemba
Artist: Oumou Sangaré
Album: Mogoya
This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of Mali, West African singer Oumou Sangaré.
Information about Oumou Sangaré is included in this post along with a few comments from this video's discussion thread.
This post also include information the meaning of the Mandé language name "Boubacar" and the meaning of the Arabic name "Ali" as well as a few selected comments from the discussion thread of this showcased video.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, educational, entertainment, onamastic, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Oumou Sangaré for her musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ABOUT OUMOU SANGARE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oumou_Sangar%C3%A9
"Oumou Sangaré (Bambara: Umu Sangare; born 25th February,
1968 in Bamako) is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician, sometimes
referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou". Wassoulou is a historical
region south of the Niger River, where the music descends from age-old
traditional song, often accompanied by a calabash.
[…]
Sangaré recorded her first album, Moussoulou
("Women"), with Amadou Ba Guindo, a renowned maestro of Malian music.
The album was very successful in Africa, with more than 200,000 copies sold.
With the help of Ali Farka Touré, Sangaré signed with the English label World Circuit. 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."...
WHAT THE NAME "OUMOU" MEANS
Oumou is Mande languages form of the Arabic name "Umm".
Here's information about the Arabic name "Umm" from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_(given_name)
"Umm (أمّ) means mother in Arabic. It is a common Arabic feminine alias, and used to be a common feminine given name, with the masculine counterpart being Ab or Abu. "...
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MORE COMMENTS ABOUT THE NAME "OUMOU"
From https://themeaningofthename.com/oumou/
[Pancocojams Editor's Note: The following two comments were written in response to this statement
from the editors of that website]
..."Oumou is not a popular first name. It is more often
used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Oumou are in general originating from
France.”…
Comment #1: Maryam Sy, 28 March
2016
"Oumou is not a French name. It's popular in France because
of the Muslim African and Arabic population. Oumou or Umu for Arabic folks
means "Mother Of" for exemple Umu Ahmad means Mother of Ahmad. In a
more general meaning Oumou means mother , the one who nurture, the one who keep
the family together.”
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Comment #2: Oumou Bah, 11 August 2017
"Not popular because you are using the American/Western frame
of reference where anything outside of the norm is foreign and odd. If you look
at the prevalence of the name in Guinea (where my family is from) or Senegal,
Mali, etc you will find it to be relatively common. By the way, the meaning
translated to Arabic is "mother." Other variations of the name can be
found in Arab countries: Oumia, Umia, Umu, etc. Pronounced: Ooo-Moo "
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWCvQxkmPY0&ab_channel=AfrikafestivalHertmeAfrikafestivalHertme
[Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
1. Kadiatou Konate, 2018
"La Diva du Mali👏👏👏👏"
-snip-
Google translate from French to English:
Mali's Diva.
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2. Chumza, 2019
"I'm from south Africa i don't know what she saying but she
bring tears in my eyes i played this song a 100 times"
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Reply
3. Doussouba DIAKITE, 2019
"Chumza she talks about the love of unfaithful men who still
runs to other women after they finish their job, that love hurts times because
for some of the badboy men these just to joke and play. she asks forgiveness to these men if he has
crossed not to joke, play and fall, she asks for the blessing of her mother and
are father so that today she falls on this kind of guy if not at risk of
destabilizing her by big these what she
says in her song"
**
Reply
4. Minata Coulibaly, 2020
"She is talking about men who give false expectations to women. The woman is
complaining about this men."
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5. Mamadou DAO, 2019
"Oumou Sang c'est mon artiste préféré au Mali"
-snip-
Google translate from French to English:
"Oumou Sang is my favorite artist in Mali"
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6. Youkoulé Coulibaly, 2019
"I love you Mother oumou sangaré , tu es la fièrté de notre
Maliba
-snip-
Google translate from French to English
"You are the pride of our Maliba"
-snip-
"Mali ba" = "great Mali" [one Source for this translation: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/mali-ba-great-mali.html#translations
7.
"have listened to this on repeat the last
few days, this is giving me life"
8.
"During these troubled times this is just
what I needed. I’m blasted this through the house. Peace and Blessings !"
**
"La Diva au top fier d'être africains , Oumou je t'aime"
-snip-
Google translate from French to English:
"The Diva at the top proud to be African, Oumou I love you"
**
10. Tigistu Siba, 2021
"An amazing and spiritual music! As I feel It, this music is is a peace and love message."
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