As a prelude to this event, Coumba Gawlo makes a press briefing, Monday, November 11, at 4 p.m., in Dakar, at the Grand Théâtre Doudou Ndiaye Coumba Rose.
Coumba Gawlo started singing at the age of 7, accompanying his mother, Fatou Kiné Mbaye. At 14, she won a national singing competition Voix d’Or 86, with the song “Soweto” written by her father in homage to Nelson Mandela and a real cry against apartheid. In 1998, the single “Pata pata” from his album “Yomalé” produced by French singer Patrick Bruel earned him great recognition on the international scene. This tube, a hit in the summer of 98 in Europe, earned him a double gold disc and a platinum disc.
Her successes around the world have made her a true ambassador of African culture. Coumba Gawlo receives the “Bideew” (star in Wolof), a reward for the most talented Senegalese artists of their time. She thus received several awards, notably with “Yomalé” and appreciated these distinctions as an encouragement to persevere. She thus won the titles of Best modern singer, Best modern album in the female category with Dewenety, Best modern beach, Best female video with “Yomalé”.
A committed singer, she is part of the Club des Enfoirés initiated by Coluche, whose objective is to sing to feed the poor.
Alongside his musical career, Coumba Gawlo is involved in communication, education, health through Gawlo Office Media (Go Media) but also in the field of social and humanitarian work through the Lumière pour l’association. Childhood (LPE) Coumba Gawlo. This has earned her the trust of several national and international institutions who seek her expertise and her notoriety as a Goodwill Ambassador.
The adventure continues, even more beautiful, as invites Toc Toc Toc, the song of the Diva with the golden voice, through the celebration of her 40 years of career, according to a program covering several countries:
– Saturday December 7 in Dakar (Senegal) on the Esplanade of the Grand Théâtre Doudou Ndiaye Coumba Rose
– Saturday December 14 in Banjul (Gambia), at Bamboo Hotel
– Saturday December 21 Casablanca (Morocco) at the Mohammed VI Theater
– Wednesday December 25 in Dakar (Senegal) at the Place du Souvenir (Christmas Children)
– Saturday December 28 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) at the Palais de la Culture
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