21.00 | FATOUMATA DIAWARA: FATOUMATA DIAWARA vocal, guitar | JUAN FINGER bass, keyboard | JURANDIR DÃ SILVA guitar | FERNANDO TEJERO keyboard | WILLY OMBE MONKAMA drums

A powerful voice echoing on the banks of the Bosphorus

Africa: a continent that heals, communicates, and lives with music. Fatoumata Diawara opens a new window to Afro-pop with her progressive and timeless musical vision. In her albums Fatou, which made a powerful debut in 2011, and Fenfo in 2018, Diawara addresses social issues without compromising her positive ideas full of love and conveys the human condition in its plainest form in her songs.

Fatoumata Diawara, who sings in Bambara, the national language of Mali, has performed and recorded with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Bobby Womack, Flea, and David Crosby and has also taken part in Brit-pop legend Blur frontman Damon Albarn’s Africa Express project.

We invite you to The Marmara Esma Sultan Mansion, a venue with one of the most impressive views in Istanbul, to discover Diawara’s breathtaking artistic approach to music and her vibrant and colourful world.