Coumba Gawlo | |
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Born | 29 January 1972 |
Origin | Dakar, Senegal |
Genres | Mbalax, folk, pop, acoustic |
Occupations | Singer, songwriter, compositor, dancer |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | Sabar |
Website | www.coumbagawlo.com |
Coumba Gawlo Seck is a Senegalese 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.