Coumba Gawlo

Senegalese musician

Coumba Gawlo

Background information
Born	(1972-01-29) 29 January 1972 (age 52)
Origin	Dakar, Senegal
Genres	Mbalax, folk, pop, acoustic
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, composer, dancer
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Sabar

Website	www.coumbagawlo.com

Musical artist

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}