Fanta Damba

Fanta Damba (born in 1938 in Ségou) is a Malian djelimuso (Bambara female Griot-singer) known to her fans as La Grande Vedette Malienne. She began singing as a child, growing up in a family of musicians. She began recording in her early twenties with Radio Mali. In 1975, she became the first djelimuso to tour Europe solo. She retired from as a performer in 1985.

Contents

• Fanta Damba Sekou Semega Divas of Mali Vocal Performances From A Fabled Land
• Fanta damba no 2 jajiri rtm 1983
• Discography
• References

Discography

Première anthologie de la Musique malienne, volume 6. La tradition épique (1971), Bärenreiter-Musicaphon - LP

La grande vedette malienne (1975), Songhoï Records - LP avec Batourou Sekou Kouyaté

Hamet (1975), Songhoï Records - LP avec Batourou Sekou Kouyaté

Ousmane Camara (1975), Songhoï Records - LP avec Batourou Sekou Kouyaté

Sékou Semega (1977), Songhoï Records - LP avec Batourou Sekou Kouyaté

Bahamadou Simogo (1980), Celluloid - LP

Fanta Damba (1981), Sonodisc - LP

Fanta Damba (1982), Sako Production - LP

Fanta Damba (1983), Sako Production - LP

Fanta Damba (1985), Disques Esperance - LP

Fanta Damba du Mali Vol. 1 (2002), Bolibana - CD

Fanta Damba du Mali Vol. 2 (2002), Bolibana - CD

Fanta Damba du Mali Vol. 3 (2002), Bolibana - CD