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Toumani Diabaté, a Malian virtuoso of a 21-string instrument known as the kora, who brought a rich West African musical legacy to audiences around the world with genre-mixing collaborations ranging ...
News Mali » Bamako » Music: Toumani Diabaté, Malian Master of the Kora, Is Dead at 58
He believed that music could transcend national borders set by colonialism and restore ancient ties, even as it embraced the changes of a globalizing society. By Giovanni Russonello Toumani Diabaté, a ...
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The new release “Bamako*Chicago Sound System” (FPE Records) opens like the master-shot sequence of a documentary about a community, as its members settle in together.
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