Watch Fatoumata Diawara’s new video for “Nterini.”
Fatoumata Diawara will release her new album ‘Fenfo’, which translates as ‘something to say’, through Wagram/Montuno on 25th May. The follow-up to Diawara’s widely acclaimed debut ‘Fatou’, the album was co-produced by Diawara and Matthieu Chedid (better known by his stage name -M-) and recorded in Mali, Burkina Faso, Barcelona, and Paris. Diawara, who will play a sold-out date at London’s Jazz Café on 26th March, will unveil ‘Nterini’ (which means ‘my love/confidant’), the first single to be taken from ‘Fenfo’ on 8th March.
The ‘Nterini’ video, directed by Ethiopian photographer and contemporary artist Aïda Muluneh, will appear on streaming services on 9th March. As Fatoumata explains, ‘Nterini’ is a song about the heartache felt by two lovers separated by distance. My love and my confidant has gone far away and has not sent any news back to me. I love him despite everything and I miss him every day. I want to hear from my darling; otherwise, I cannot sleep well at night.”
Watch below and get the single on iTunes…
Fatoumata Diawara European and US Live Dates 2018:
March
Mon 19th – Konzerthaus – Vienna, Austria
Thurs 22nd – Moods – Zurich, Switzerland
Fri 23rd – Philharmonie – Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Sat 24th – Philharmonie – Koln, Germany
Sun 25th – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands – SOLD OUT
Mon 26th – Jazz Café – London, UK – SOLD OUT
Tues 27th – Theatre Municipal – Reze, France – SOLD OUT
Thurs 29th – Theatre Romain Rolland – Villejuif, France – SOLD OUT
Fri 30th – De Roma – Antwerp, Belgium
April
Thu 5th – Festival Chorus – Boulogne Billancout, France
Sun 8th – San Francisco Jazz Festival – San Francisco, USA
Thurs 12th – Koerner Hall – Toronto, Canada
Fri 13th – The Andy Warhol Museum – Pittsburgh, USA
Sat 14th – Black Rock Arts Centre – Germantown, USA
Mon 16th – Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, USA
Sat 21st – Cully Jazz Festival – Cully, Switzerland – SOLD OUT
Sat 28th – Fest. TouCouleurs – Toulouse, France
May
Sun 13th – Guitar Fest – Barcelona, Spain
Sat 19th – Corbak Festival – La Chaux-du-Milieux, Switzerland
Sat 26th – Massala Festival – Hannover, Germany
Thu 31st – Int´l Africa Festival – Wurzburg, Germany
June
Sun 24th – Etnojazz Poland – Wroclaw, Poland
July
Sun 8th – Rudolstadt Festival – Rudolstadt, Germany
Sat 14th – Festival Cruilla – Barcelona, Spain
Fri 27th – La Mar de Musicas – Cartagena, Spain
Sun 29th – Iboga Summer Festival – Valencia, Spain
August
Sun 5th – Concertgebouw – Amsterdam, Netherlands
December
Tue 11th – Le Trianon – Paris, France