Oumou Sangaré
The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
Chances for 2027
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2023
- Active since
- 2022
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 2
- 2023 7
- 2022 15
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 2,093 times in a collection
- 923 on a wishlist
- 15 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Oumou 2001 · 434
- Seya 2009 · 330
- Mogoya 2017 · 187
- Acoustic 2020 · 255
- Timbuktu 2022 · 550
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week FIP 1 0,2 per week Radio Nova 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 13 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 7 0,1 per week since Oct 2024 NPO 3FM 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 1 0,1 per week since Sep 2026 FIP 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 Radio Nova 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogoya | 2017 | – | #71 (1 wk) | – | 187 |
| Seya | 2009 | #70 (1 wk) | – | – | 330 |
Discogs: 2,093 times in a collection. 923 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Oumou Sangaré compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
Per edition, historical
Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | 10 | C | 32 / 50 | 100 | 19 | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | Best Kept Secret 2023 (Festivaldag 3): Tot het einde goed | Dansende Beren | 12/06/2023 | dagverslag |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ▲Sunday, June 2023 · Best Kept Secret
Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.
Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Boat People 1 |
| FIP | France | Yala 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Mogoya 2 · FaDJamou 2 · Ah Ndiya 1 · Moussoulou 1 |
| Radio Nova | France | Yala 1 |