| Douha (Mali Mali) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Disclosure and Fatoumata Diawara |
| Album: | Energy |
| Released: | 29 July 2020 |
| Length: | 4:55 |
| Label: | |
| Producer: | Disclosure |
| Chronology: | Disclosure |
| Prev Title: | My High |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | Birthday |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
"Douha (Mali Mali)" is a song by the English band Disclosure and Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara. It was released as the fifth single from the duo's third studio album Energy on 29 July 2020.[1]
The song is about Diawara's hometown, which is in the lyrics, "When you go to my home country/There is unity in my home-country/There is harmony and love in my home-country/There is brotherhood in my home-country."[1]
In a video shared on Disclosure's YouTube channel approximately two weeks after the song's release, Diawara explains that "douha" means "prayer", and that the song itself is a cry for help on behalf of her country. Mali, a diverse and historically conflict-laden West African republic, underwent a coup d'état just a mere week after the track came out.
The video shows Diawara and others dancing in places around the globe. Mahaneela, the director, wanted to make the video beautiful and symbolic.[2] The video was filmed in three countries.[3]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[4]
| Region | Date | Format | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 29 July 2020 | [5] | ||
| United Kingdom | 14 August 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | [6] |