Fanta Damba

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Fanta Damba (born in 1938 in Segou) is a Malian jalimusolu (Bambara female Griot-singer) known to her fans as La Grand Vedette Malienne. She began singing as a child, growing up in a musician family. She began recording in her early twenties with Radio Mali. In 1975, she became the first jalimosolu to tour Europe solo.