OUMOU SANGARE'S SEYA TO BE RELEASED JUNE 9 ACCLAIMED MALIAN SINGER'S FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS Oumou Sangare Malian singer Oumou Sangare's first album in six years, Seya, will be released by World Circuit/Nonesuch Records on June 9. This summer, Sangare tours major festivals in support of the new record. Since her debut release Moussoulou rocketed her to national stardom in 1989, Sangare has retained her position as one of West Africa's most outspoken artists. Her trademark Wassoulou sound is rooted in a deep attachment to the culture of Wasulu, the remote forest region in the south of Mali from which her family hails. The New York Times calls Sangare, "The most important female singer in Mali today." Sangare began recording Seya in the Malian capital of Bamako with a core group of the musical city's notable artists including long time collaborator Benego Diakite on kamele ngoni (Wassoulou harp), Massambou Wele Diallo (arranger), and Neba Solo (balafon), among many others. She enlisted

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