Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents information about Fatoumata Diawara and showcases her YouTube video "Nterini".
Information about this song is also included in this post along with the song's lyrics.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyright remains with their owners.
Thanks to Fatoumata Diawara for her musical legacy and thanks to all those who are associated with this video/song. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FATOUMATA DIAWARA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatoumata_Diawara_Diawara
"Fatoumata Diawara (born 1982 in Ivory Coast) is a Malian actor, singer-songwriter and multiple Grammy Award nominee currently living in France. She received two nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for Best World Music Album for her album Fenfo and Best Dance Recording for Ultimatum featuring the English band Disclosure.
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Biography
Born in the Ivory Coast to Malian parents, Diawara moved to France to pursue acting, appearing in Cheick Oumar Sissoko's 1999 feature film Genesis, 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.[1] She later took up the guitar and began composing her own material, writing songs that blend Wassoulou traditions of southern Mali with international influences.[2] Noted for her "sensuous voice,"[3] she has performed or recorded with Malian and international greats such as Cheick Tidiane Seck, Oumou Sangaré,[4] AfroCubism,[5] Dee Dee Bridgewater (on Red Earth: A Malian Journey),[6] and the Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou."....
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INFORMATION ABOUT FATOUMATA DIAWARA's SONG "NTERINI"
From https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/03/07/591512856/fatoumata-diawaras-stirring-reminder-of-the-global-migrant-crisis Fatoumata Diawara's Stirring Reminder Of The Global Migrant Crisis; published by Robin Hilton, March 7, 2018
"The latest video from Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara, for the song "Nterini," opens with a simple but stark reminder: "In a world of seven billion people, one billion are migrants." The Pew Research Center puts the number at a quarter of a billion — a figure that's still shockingly high.
"My love has gone far away and may never come back," Diawara sings. "He has left his family and friends behind and gone away / He may never come back / What am I to do? He was my friend and my confidant."
The video, directed by the Ethiopian artist Aïda Muluneh, follows a young man as he crosses the desert, a single bag of belongings slung over his shoulder. Though he's left behind a woman he loves and his family, he's gone in search of a better life. By the end, his family receives news of his journey — it isn't good. It's a subtle, affecting reminder of the global migration crisis.
"Nterini," which means "My Love/Confidant," is from Diawara's just-announced album FENFO, due out May 18 on Shanachie. It's her followup to 2011's debut full-length Fatou."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Fatoumata Diawara - Nterini
Fatoumata, Mar 9, 2018
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Statistics as of January 18, 2020 as of 9:10 PM ET
total # of views - 2,162,709
total likes- 27K
total dislikes - 480
total comments - 1,093
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS EMBEDDED VIDEP
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)
1. Method Man, 2018
"Mali music underrate in Africa, I love Mali music, Ali farka toure, salifu keita, oumu sangare, ami koita, hawa doumbia, Habib koita etc,"
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2. Pan African 571, 2018
"From mali to somalia we are one"
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3. kayaga sid, 2019
"Let me reassure you Brother, we lean on the Music of Mali, you represent Afrika well with pride and Grace!
Much Love from Rwanda"
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4. inesita365, 2019
"I'm from Morocco and I love malian music 💜"
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5. hey hey ningen sucker, 2019
"From South Africa, love west african music"
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6. slybear525, 2019
"I have been listening to music from Mali since I was 14 years old. It is a beautiful music. The foundation of the Blues in American seems to have come from Mali in my opinion."
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7. D D, 2019
"It's why we are the champion in Africa. We got the most Grammy Awards in Africa : Ali Farka Toure & Toumany Diabate, Oumou Sangare, Mamadou Diabate"
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8. Fabio Cappello, 2019
"Amadou e Mariam also!"
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9. Skin EyemIn, 2019
"it's the cradle of the blues."
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10. leemsy lazy, 2019
"Mali music is for connoisseurs. This tune is on Barack Obama's 2019 playlist"
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11. lenny xiang, 2020
"no mali no jazz"
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12. Skin EyemIn, 2020
"@lenny xiang No blues, no jazz."
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13. César Astudillo, 2019
"These are the lyrics:
This song is about the heartache felt by two lovers separated by distance. My love and my confidant has gone far away and has not sent any news back to me. I love him despite everything and I miss him every day. I want to hear from my darling; otherwise I cannot sleep well at night.
My love has gone far away and may never come back
He has left his family and friends behind and gone away
He may never come back
What am I to do? He was my friend and my confidant
How is he? Just let me know how you are
You have gone to a faraway land
I miss you greatly
You have always been my guide
And I love you with all my heart
My love has taken off
Who knows when he will come back?
My darling has gone far away
And may never come back again
He has gone to live in a faraway country
He has not told me anything
It was not the rough morning weather
That prevented me from seeing him
Nor the heat of the midday sun
Not even the dangers of going out at dusk
Because I could not sleep well if I didn’t see you"
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14. hello 10, 2019
"César Astudillo thank you!!"
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15. Amran Sandhu, 2019
"Do you know what language it is in?"
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16. FatAlbert1882, 2019
"@Amran Sandhu The language is Bambara"
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