Toumani Diabaté is widely considered to be the greatest living kora player, and for almost three decades he's been bringing the rich musical heritage of Mali and West Africa to audiences around the ...

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Mali’s “king of kora” Toumani Diabaté died last Friday, 19 July, at the age of 58, after a short illness, the musician’s family announced on social media. “My dear dad is gone forever,” the Malian ...

The world has lost a significant musical ambassador for the Mande people of west Africa - the virtuoso kora player, composer, and collaborator from Mali, Toumani Diabaté. He died on 19 July, just ...

Musician Toumani Diabaté of Mali and his 21-string kora, photographed at WOMAD -- the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival held yearly in the United Kingdom. Diabaté died on July 19 at age 58. "He ...

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Malian music star Toumani Diabate passed away after a short illness, his family announced over the weekend. Music lovers across the planet paid tribute to a master instrumentalist who helped share ...

Representing the 71st and 72nd generations in a griot family, master kora players Toumani And Sidiki Diabaté are interviewed by Richie Troughton about Mali, tradition and hip hop If you’ve read ...

Toumani Diabaté, the Malian musician and master of West African traditional harp the kora, died last Friday, July 19 at a hospital in Bamako, Mali, from kidney failure. He was 58. His manager ...

The musician died this month at age 58. His collaborators are paying tribute to "a great artist who belongs to the world.” "He played those 21 strings with love." That's the great American banjo ...