Fatoumata Diawara - Fento

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£21.40

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: 3382356
Barcode: 3596973823564
Release Date: 18th June 2021
Genre: Broken Beat/Nu Jazz

TRACKLISTING:
1. Nterini
2. Kokoro
3. Ou Y'an Ye
4. Kanou Dan Yen
5. Fenfo
6. Negue Negue
7. Mama
8. Takamba
9. Bonya
10. Dibi Bo
11. Don Do

Fatoumata Diawara released her single ‘Nterini’ on 8th March 2018. A poignant, melodic ode to a distant lover, ‘Nterini´(which translates as “my love/friend/confidant”) musically straddles the traditional and the modern.

Taken from her album ‘Fento’, the single was co-produced by Diawara and Matthieu Chedid (better known by his stage name –M-). Chedid, a superstar in his native France, recently won the ‘Best World Music Album’ award at the French Grammy Awards for his ‘Lamomali’ project, which also featured Fatoumata.

Hailed as one of the most vital standard-bearers of modern African music, Fatoumata Diawara is boldly experimental and yet respectful of her roots. A modern day storyteller, her songs cover such timeless subjects as respect, humility, love, migration, family and how to build a better world for our children.

MOJO - Lead album review in issue out end of April 2018. Twitter post ran last month
Uncut - Album review in issue out mid-May 2018. Playlist piece ran last month
Q - Album review in issue out mid-May 2018
Songlines - Lead album review in issue out mid-May 2018.
Folk Roots - Lead album review in issue out mid-May 2018
The Guardian - Spotify playlist 30th April 2018
The Observer - Hot New Tracks 29th April 2018
Evening Standard - Live review from Jazz Cafe ran 27th March
The Independent - Live preview ran 26th March
Observer Top Tracks ’Nterini’ 29/04 - see attached
Guardian Music Spotify playlist - Kokoro 30/04
Uncut New Music Playlist, Nterini (09/04)
Nterini Mojo Playlist, as main track/photo featured on the home page
Tweet by Mojo editor John Mulvey
Songlines Top of the World review due in June issue (#138, out May 11) with Nterini on the covermount CD.

RADIO: BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends - Fatou will perform one song 18/5. BBC 6Music Recommends with Lauren Laverne - Nterini 01/05. BBC 6Music Gideon Coe play - Nterini 25/04, 12/04, 04/04, 26/03, 19/03. BBC 6Music Steve Lamacq (Amy Lame sitting in) play - Nterini 19/03. BBC 6Music Cerys on 6 play - Nterini 01/04. BBC Radio 3 World Planet play - Takamba 20/04. BBC Radio 3 Jamie Cullum play - Nterini 27/03. BBC Radio 3 World Planet session 06/05 TBC. BBC World Service Cerys Matthews session TBC. Local radio plays at BBC Radio Wales Janice Long show, Radio Reverb (Brighton), Reform Radio and BCB Bradford.

OTHER ACTIVITY: http://www.fatoumatadiawara.com/