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"Idrissa Soumaoro
Few could have imagined a more fairytale turn-of-events for Idrissa Soumaoro in 2004. With the release of his first solo album in a 37 year career, and the highly-esteemed RFI Discoveries prize, the Malian singer was finally rewarded for a lifetime of brilliantly original compositions and selfless graft. His turn in the limelight is sweet revenge for being robbed of some of Africa’s most successful songs, notably “Ancien combattant”, released by Zao in 1984.

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