Coumba Gawlo
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Coumba Gawlo Seck is a Senegal
ese singer-songwriter
and composer who was born in February 1972 in Tivaouane
. She is the second best selling Senegalese singer in Senegal after Youssou N'Dour
. Her greatest success was a version of Pata Pata
, a platinum single which was number one for two weeks in Belgium and sold 50,000 copies one day in France in 1998.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and composer who was born in February 1972 in Tivaouane
Tivaouane
-History:Tivaouane was part of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor, and was at one time its capital. It was first described to Europeans in the 15th century by Venitian explorer Luigi Cada-Mosto....
. She is the second best selling Senegalese singer in Senegal after Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer, percussionist and occasional actor. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, in Senegal and much of Africa, "perhaps the most famous singer alive." He helped develop a style of popular music in Senegal, known in the Serer language as mbalax, a type of music...
. Her greatest success was a version of Pata Pata
Pata Pata
"Pata Pata" is a song by South African singer Miriam Makeba. The song was written by fellow southern African artist Dorothy Masuka and first released by Makeba in 1957 when she still lived in South Africa. The song was released in the United States in 1967 for her studio album of the same name...
, a platinum single which was number one for two weeks in Belgium and sold 50,000 copies one day in France in 1998.