Here's some information about the song "Fatou Yo" {fah-to yoh}

"Fatou Lo {I am Fatou}
Toure Kunda
Sung in Mandingo -- Senegal

Fatou is a little girl who lives in Senegal, a country in Africa. She likes to dance with the other boys and girls in her village, and dreams about singing with baby elephants and giraffes. The song is a sikko (SEE-koh), a dance where people get in a line and hold their hands towards the sky or hold the waist of the person in front of them.

Senegal is a country in Western Africa that borders the Atlantic Ocean.

There are many different tribes and ethnic groups, each with a unique culture. Languages spoken include Wolof, Fulani, Serer and Mandingo, but the common language is French because Senegal used to be a colony of France.

http://www.bestchildrensmusic.com/cd_pwp.htm

Putumayo's "World Playground"
"Best of '99" Scholastic's Parent & Child Magazine
Parents' Choice Silver Award
NAPPA GOLD Award
Parents' Guide To Children's Media Award

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Here's a YouTube video of school children singing "Fatou Yo":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD42KHwWFew&feature=related

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Btw, the name "Fatou" is probably a Mandinka language {and/or Wolof language?} form of the Arabic female name "Fatima". Tese names literally mean "weaned"; one who is no longer breast fed". However, the name "Fatima" is highly revered among Muslims since it was the name of the Prophet Mohammad's favorite daughter.