Coumba Gawlo

Coumba Gawlo
Born 29 January 1972 (1972-01-29) (age 40)
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.

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