“Named for the West African region where it originates, Wassoulou music puts a contemporary spin on the centuries-old work of griots—men and women ordained by birth to be keepers of their communities’ oral history and traditions. The genre is dominated by female performers, none more prominent than the Malian singer Oumou Sangaré, who’s been a Wassoulou icon since the release of her 1989 debut, Mou”
