Coumba Gawlo
Coumba Gawlo Seck is a Senegalese singer-songwriter and composer. 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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Coumba Gawlo
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- Coumba Gawlo
- Born
- 29 January 1972
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter, composer, dancer
- Nationality
- Senegal
- Fields
- mbalax
- Languages
- French
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Coumba Gawlo Seck is a Senegalese singer-songwriter and composer. 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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• Name — Coumba Gawlo • Born — 29 January 1972 • Origin — Dakar, Senegal • Genre — Mbalax, folk, pop, acoustic • Occupation — Singer, songwriter, composer, dancer • Years Active — 1986–present • Label — Sabar • Website — www.coumbagawlo.com
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