Malian tunes

Diawara grew up in Mali listening to Wassoulou music,a genre of West African music performed mostly by women addressing women’s issues such as childbearing or fertility. So when she took up the guitar and began writing songs,Diawara fused the tradition with her own modern sensibility. In Fatou,her debut album,she sings about themes such as war,abandonment of children and female circumcision. Crossing the barriers of language,the album has won acclaim for its intense and hypnotic tracks.“Music is cathartic; it allows me to address the difficulties I have had in the past,but with a positive perspective for the future,” says Diawara,who had to fight off the cultural prejudice towards women in Africa as well as her parents’ opposition to her artistic ambitions,before she could move to Paris to find her destiny.

Gates open at 5 pm,and the

concert begins at 6 pm

Bold and Beautiful

Debutant author Apurv Nagpal,who recently launched his new book Eighteen Plus: Bedtime Stories. For Grown-Ups on Wednesday at Crossword Bookstore,Amanora Town Centre,feels that Indians are still hesitant to talk about sex. “Coming from the land of Kamasutra,we were once a very liberated culture. So when did we become so prudish in our thinking?” he asks. In his debut book,Nagpal brings 18 titillating ‘desi’ tales which he says are wickedly naughty and funny. Through his very explicit narration of the different situational stories,Nagpal hopes to find a connection with readers.

Road to fame

Think you have it in you to be the next Roadie? After ten gripping seasons,popular reality television series MTV Hero Roadies will return for Season XI with a new mantra — ‘No voteouts,only performances can win’. Auditions for the upcoming season will be held in the city on December 2,at Laxmi Lawns near Magarpatta City from 9 am onwards.