Singer Diawara is one of the hottest music stars to come out of Mali recently . An actor turned singer , she fled an arranged marriage at one to follow her dream of performing . One day , she formed a supergroup to record a song calling for peace in Fatoumata Diawara . `` I said , 'OK my voice can be a good way to express who I am ; what is my story ; where I come from , ' '' says Diawara , who released her first album , `` Fatou , '' in 2011 . Diawara is currently touring Europe .
Singer Diawara is one of the hottest music stars to come out of Mali recently . An actor turned singer , she fled an arranged marriage at one to follow her dream of performing . One day , she formed a supergroup to record a song calling for peace in Fatoumata Diawara . Diawara is currently touring Europe .