Thanks to Davin Michael Stedman and Mell Detmer for this one. Mell is just back from Africa. Oumou Sangaré is a Malian superstar and a friend of Mell. According to her Wikipedia page, Oumou Sangaré was born February 25, 1968 in Bamako, Mali and “is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician, sometimes referred to as …
My earth angel, my sonic Queen, my guiding light in the booth, my Everythang, Mrs. Mell Dettmer is heading back to Mali with her husband Mamadou Diakite for the first time in YEARS. She is planning on doing some recording with some of the greatest West African artists you have yet to discover. Please consider contributing to her campaign. …