Ramata Diakité was born in the Wassoulou region of southern Mali.
Nobody in her immediate family sang, and they didn't imagine for a moment that anyone could become a singer, but when she was about twelve, Ramata started humming to herself in secret, accompanying herself on a gourd.

Djénéba Diakité, an aunt, asked her to sing backing vocals on her first cassette it was the start of a musi- cal career, even though her parents frowned on the idea. As a backing vocalist, Ramata's vocal potential was quickly spotted, and she gained valuable concert experience thanks to trips to France and throughout Africa.

She was soon called upon as a vocalist by many artists and arrangers, notably Samba Diallo, Yoro Diallo and Tenin Sidibé.

In December 1995 she recorded her first cassette, a best seller in Mali in 1996.
She gave many concerts and took part, along with Salif Keita in a Mali evening at the Cité de la Musique in Paris in October 1997.

"Na" is her second album recorded in Bamako's Studio Bogolan with the help of Yves Wernert