Fatou (album)

Fatou
Studio album by
Fatoumata Diawara
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)
StudioLivingston Studios, London and Popcorn Lab, Paris
GenreWorld music, Wassoulou, desert blues
Length43:58
LabelWorld Circuit
Fatoumata Diawara chronology
Fatou
(2011) 		Fenfo (Something To Say)
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[1]
MusicOMH[2]
The Observer[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10[4]
PopMatters8/10[5]
Uncut[6]

Fatou is the debut album from Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara. Uncut placed the album at number 34 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011",[7] The Sunday Times named it number 1 world music album in the 2011 end of year polls[8] and WMCE voted it 2011 album of the year.[9]

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  7. ^ "Uncut's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. 2011-11-29.
  8. ^ "The Sunday Times". The Sunday Times. 2012-04-22. Archived from the original on December 12, 1998.
  9. ^ "Charts - World Music Charts Europe". Wmce.de.