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The Malian singer/songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara emerged in 2011 with the EP Kanou and quickly after came her debut and breakthrough release Fatou (Nonesuch, World Circuit). Fatou, which features Diawara's self-penned songs and electric guitar playing (which she claims was a first for a Malian woman) catapulted her to international fame. She has a unique sound, created out of her Southern Malian wassollou roots and Western music she learned growing up in Paris.

Mali Blues Dokumentarfilm, D/MLI 2016 Mali, im Herzen von Westafrika gelegen, wird oft als Wiege des Blues und Jazz bezeichnet. Es heißt, Sklaven hätten ihre heimischen Rhythmen und Klänge von dort auf die Baumwollfelder Nordamerikas mitgebracht. In Mali ist die Musik bis heute fester Bestanteil der kulturellen Identität des Landes. Musiker genießen eine hohe Stellung in der Gesellschaft. Mit Fatoumata Diawara, internationaler Shooting-Star der Global-Pop-Szene, begibt sich die preisgekrönte Dokumentation auf eine musikalische Reise. Regisseur Lutz Gregor spürt der...

The Fribourg International Film Festival returns to physical form Blindfold by Taras Dron Boasting 139 films travelling from 51 countries, and screenings both in cinemas and in the open air, not to mention exceptional guests and eagerly awaited masterclasses, the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) is coming back with a bang. Outside of its International Competition, which comprises twelve feature films and sixteen shorts hailing from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the festival (running 16-25 July) is dedicating this year’s New Territory section to Rwandan cinema which, in ...