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Date of Birth
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25-February-1968
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Place of Birth
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Bamako
(Mali)
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Nationality
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Mali
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Also know as
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Omou Sangare, Oumou Sangaré, Sangare, Oumou, Youmou Sangoré, Sangoré, Youmou, The Songbird of Wassoulou
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Profession
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Singer, Film Score Composer, Composer
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Oumou Sangaré is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician, sometimes referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou". Wassoulou is a historic region south of the Niger River, where the music descends from age old traditional and cultural songs, which is accompanied by a calabash. Sangaré's mother was the singer Aminata Diakité.
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