Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, musician: there isn't any discipline in which Fatoumata Diawara does not excel. Anyone who was lucky enough to attend her previous concerts at De Roma knows: with a band full of top international musicians behind her and a sold-out and enthusiastic audience in front of her, her incomparable talent as an entertainer shines through best of all.

Like her great example Oumou Sangaré, Fatoumate Diaware sings in the Wassoulou tradition of her homeland Mali. Musically, she reconciles her West African roots and the traditions of desert blues with contemporary influences from afrobeats, pop, jazz, electronica and hip-hop. As a songwriter, she tells a personal story and has a universal message, her rich music thus given the company of carefully chosen words.

Since her acclaimed 2011 debut album Fatou, Fatoumata has been touring the world, conquering hearts with her infectious rhythms and unique voice. Successors Fenfo (2018) and London KO (2023) continue on the same path and confirm her status as the figurehead of a new generation of African artists. For recordings, she has already collaborated with resounding names such as Will Calhoun (Dakan), Damon Albarn (Désolé), Yemi Aladé, Roberto Fonseca, Toumani Diabaté, Disclosure (Douha), Yael Naim and Bassekou Kouyaté.