The well known African singer from Mali, Oumou Sangare, is a sontrong feminist who usually “discusses the issues of marital choice and consent for African women, as well as the difficult topic of polygamy. She is a strong anti-FGM activist, and uses her fame to promote her strong views on women’s basic human rights.”
Sangare has been awarded many prizes among them, she ” was made a commander of the Arts and Letters of the Republic of France in 1998, won the UNESCO music prize in 2001, and was named an official ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 2003. In addition, her 1993 album Ko Sira won the European award for “World Music Album of the Year.”
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* Photos taken from Kimaniwawanjiru: Talking Culture and the Arts, September 4, 2013.
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