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(PRINCETON, NJ) — On Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 8:00pm, McCarter Theatre presents Grammy-nominated Malian singer, songwriter, guitarist and actress Fatoumata Diawara. She is a rarity among Malian singers, wielding her electric guitar to write songs that blend Wassoulou folk music, spiritually centered Afropop, and desert blues. Singing mostly in Bambara, the national language of Mali, Diawara sings about migration, African identity, motherhood, and the struggle of…