Fanta Damba

Fanta Damba is a singer Malian known in her country under the name of Large the High-speed motorboat Malian . She was born in 1938 with Ségou with the Mali.

Biography

Born in a family from Griots, with two parents musicians, it began in the Ensemble Instrumental National from Mali. In 1975, it starts a round in Europe which reveals it. It becomes one of the first artists to the Mali with being known universally. She is recognized to have been a source of inspiration for artist such as Mory Kanté, Youssou Dour or Rokia Traoré.

Discography

First anthology of the Music Malian, volume 6. The epic tradition , 1971
the large high-speed motorboat Malian , 1975
Hamet , 1975
Ousmane Camara , 1975
Sékou Semega , 1977
Bahamadou Simogo , 1980
Fanta Damba , 1981
Fanta Damba , 1982
Fanta Damba , 1983
Fanta Damba , 1985
Fanta Damba of Mali vol. 1 , 2002
Fanta Damba of Mali vol. 2 , 2002
Fanta Damba of Mali vol. 3 , 2002

Sources

Frank Bessem' S Musics of Africa: Fanta Damba

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