![]() ![]() It consecrates an artist who rose from the poor neighborhoods of Bamako to become a global superstar and universally admired feminist icon. Timbuktu, the first release on her own Oumsang label, is the latest act in this unparalleled musical epic. Sangaré won a Grammy ® in 2011 for Imagine in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category, alongside Herbie Hancock, Pink, India Arie, Seal, Konono N✡ and Jeff Beck. Notable waymarks on her rich and fruitful journey include some of the most definitive recordings in the history of contemporary African music, all released on the World Circuit label: Ko Sira in 1993, Worotan in 1996 and Seya in 2009 (the latter nominated for a Grammy ® in the Best World Music Album category). Since the release of her debut album Moussoulou in 1989, there has been no respite for the Malian singer Oumou Sangaré. They have performed in the good company of Café Tacuba, Violent Femmes, Natalia Lafourcade, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Lila Downs, Gipsy Kings, Juanes, Common, and fellow Angelenos La Santa Cecilia, Ozomatli and Los Lobos, among many more. Singing in five distinct languages-English, Spanish, Spanglish, Love and Justice-Las Cafeteras believe everyone understands at least one of those languages. From Afro-Mexican to Americana, from Soul to Son Jarocho, from Roots to Rock and Hip-Hop, Las Cafeteras take roots music to the future where the eight-string jarana, four-string requinto, quijada (donkey jawbone) and tarima (a wooden platform) propel their modern beats and lyrics to new heights. ![]() Las Cafeteras' phenomenal live energy has powered hundreds of stages, including Bonnaroo, the Hollywood Bowl, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Montreal Jazz Festival, Folks Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Edmonton Folk Festival, Wheatland and more. ![]()
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