Oumou Sangaré (Mali)

"Her sweet and venomous songs are not saccharine refrains, they are instead driven by the fusion of this global world" (La Presse, 2024). Megastar of contemporary African music, Oumou Sangaré literally set the Parterre du Quartier des spectacles on fire during the closing of the 25th edition in 2011, then the MTelus stage, 13 years later, two of her memorable performances at Nuits d'Afrique. She is undoubtedly a distinguished guest at this 40th anniversary of the Festival international Nuits d'Afrique. With a long career and recipient of numerous prestigious awards, this immense singer, committed and authentic, radiates on stage. Magnified by ancestral strings and guitars with blues accents, her deep and clear, powerful and embodied voice, free, transports you to the heart of Wassoulou musical tradition.