Coumba Gawlo
Born on January 29, 1972 in Tivaouane, from a family of griots (his mother is the singer Fatou Kindé Mbaye), Coumba Gawlo won the "Voice d'or du Sénégal" contest at age 14, with "Soweto", a song written by his father in tribute to Nelson Mandela. — Mbalax, pop, acoustic folk
Biographie
Born on January 29, 1972 in Tivaouane, from a family of griots (his mother is the singer Fatou Kindé Mbaye), Coumba Gawlo won the "Voice d'or du Sénégal" competition with "Soweto", a song written by her father in tribute to Nelson Mandela. Discovered and produced by Ibrahima Sylla (Syllart), she released her first album *Seytané* in 1990. Her cover of "Pata Pata" (album *Yo Male*, 1998, produced with Patrick Bruel) became a platinum single, number one in Belgium for two weeks; she was the second most selling Senegalese singer in her country after Youssou N'Dour.
She received the Kora Awards in 1999 and 2001 and has a number of humanitarian commitments (a Goodwill Ambassador of UNDP and UNODC, Light for Children Foundation).Always active: singles "Toc Toc Toc" (2024) and "Cool" (2026), live album *Gawlo Gawlo (Live Vol. 1)* (2026), and performance at the FAO World Food Day ceremony in Rome on 16 October 2026, where she was named a Champion Woman FAO.
Pro Kit & contact
Public contact information: its official website (see link above).