Fatoumata Diawara live in concert.
ON TOUR

Fatoumata Diawara

24
critic concert reviews
global

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

83
%
Based on 
24
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Fatoumata Diawara is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 24 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Fatoumata Diawara is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth watching. Fatoumata Diawara concert reviews describe live shows and performances as textured, stylish, charismatic, and mesmerising.

ON TOUR

Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands (December 4); Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands (December 7); Zoom, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (December 10)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

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Latest Release

AÏMALON (27 August 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
global
Origin
1982 (1982)
Bio
Fatoumata Diawara (born 1982) is a Malian musician currently living in France.
Has Performed With
Roberto Fonseca

Critic Concert Reviews

Evening Standard (UK)

November 14, 2022
100
%
This hugely charismatic singer is at the top of her game

Leftlion (UK)

February 16, 2020
%
Our Addie looks back on a Sunday evening show that she won't be forgetting in a hurry...

The Skinny (UK)

February 5, 2020
80
%
On the last evening of January, Fatoumata Diawara and co provide some much-needed musical catharsis

The Arts Desk (UK)

January 31, 2020
80
%
Fatoumata Diawara, Roundhouse review - Malian magic on show

Evening Standard (UK)

March 27, 2018
80
%
Important messages in a show that culminated in a trance-like dance on stage that brought ancestral Africa into the 21st century and seems destined for a bigger space.

Evening Standard (UK)

June 1, 2015
100
%
Hotshot Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca first collaborated with Malian singer-songwriter and actress Fatoumata Diawara in 2012 on his AfroCuban album YO.

The Arts Desk (UK)

May 31, 2015
80
%
Diawara’s richly-textured voice was the star, full of gravel and grit, with cracks like parched earth as it opens in great yawning stretches

Past critic reviews published in

The List (Scotland), The Line Of Best Fit (UK), Shout 4 Music (UK), Daily Record (Scotland), The Austin Chronicle (USA) and more

Image Credit

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