His father, Sidiki Diabaté, was the premier kora player in the years following Mali’s 1960 independence from France, and his mother, Nene Koita, was an accomplished singer. Diabaté, who had always ...

Master kora player Toumani Diabaté is widely recognized as the greatest living kora player of our time. For his forthcoming album, due in early May, he has teamed up with an emerging star, his son, ...

From generation to generation, stories, songs and history are passed down through western African Griots — hereditary historians — who are tasked with the knowledge of over 800 years of history. That ...

This weekend, he launches Where is Home at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with a 12-piece orchestra that comprises a string trio, kora player Kadialy Kouyate, his own Chasaba trio of Irish bassist Alan ...

Panditji’s son and disciple Rahul Sharma collaborates with Gambian musician Dawda Jobarteh for an Indo - African Fusion presentation as a tribute to the legendary santoor player. Dawda plays the 21 ...

Prince Diabaté is considered musical royalty when it comes to performing on the kora, a 21-string harp lute from West Africa. But the Guinea-born musician's life could easily have taken a very ...

Old Welsh harp songs, Manding kora staples, Latin dashes, Celtic arias and more woven together to create something new that also possessed enough depth to sound sage, even timeless.’ Andy Morgan A ...