'Diabaté proves his adaptability. He doesn’t force the kora into a 12-bar blues box; instead, he finds the pentatonic scales within his own tradition that match Taj’s fingerpicking'
Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté – ‘Queen Bee’ from Kulanjan - The Strange World Of #ToumaniDiabaté
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Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté – ‘Queen Bee’ from Kulanjan - The Strange World Of #ToumaniDiabaté
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January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
'Diabaté proves his adaptability. He doesn’t force the kora into a 12-bar blues box; instead, he finds the pentatonic scales within his own tradition that match Taj’s fingerpicking'
Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté – ‘Queen Bee’ from Kulanjan - The Strange World Of #ToumaniDiabaté
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Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté – ‘Queen Bee’ from Kulanjan - The Strange World Of #ToumaniDiabaté
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'To the uninitiated Western ear, his discography might look like a series of ‘world music’ experiments - but to view his work as a collection of eclectic jams is to misunderstand. Diabaté was not a tourist in these genres. He was a diplomat.'
The Strange World Of… #ToumaniDiabaté
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The Strange World Of… #ToumaniDiabaté
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January 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
'To the uninitiated Western ear, his discography might look like a series of ‘world music’ experiments - but to view his work as a collection of eclectic jams is to misunderstand. Diabaté was not a tourist in these genres. He was a diplomat.'
The Strange World Of… #ToumaniDiabaté
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The Strange World Of… #ToumaniDiabaté
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Ahead of the first ever vinyl reissue of Djelika, Mary Chiney provides ten entry points into the work of the master kora player from Mali, tracing a lineage that stretches back 71 generations
The Strange World Of… #ToumaniDiabaté
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The Strange World Of… #ToumaniDiabaté
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January 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Ahead of the first ever vinyl reissue of Djelika, Mary Chiney provides ten entry points into the work of the master kora player from Mali, tracing a lineage that stretches back 71 generations
The Strange World Of… #ToumaniDiabaté
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The Strange World Of… #ToumaniDiabaté
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🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko:
🎵 Yamfa
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #BallakéSissoko
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
Yamfa
Toumani Diabaté, Ballaké Sissoko · New Ancient Strings · Song · 1999
open.spotify.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:59 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko:
🎵 Yamfa
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #BallakéSissoko
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Toumani Diabaté, Toumani Diabaté, London Symphony Orchestra & Clark Rundell:
🎵 Cantelowes Dream
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #LondonSymphonyOrchestra #ClarkRundell
January 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Toumani Diabaté, Toumani Diabaté, London Symphony Orchestra & Clark Rundell:
🎵 Cantelowes Dream
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #LondonSymphonyOrchestra #ClarkRundell
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #VarietyMix
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Ruby
Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté · Ali & Toumani · Song · 2010
open.spotify.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #VarietyMix
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko:
🎵 Yamfa
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #BallakéSissoko
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
Yamfa
Toumani Diabaté, Ballaké Sissoko · New Ancient Strings · Song · 1999
open.spotify.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko:
🎵 Yamfa
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #BallakéSissoko
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Ruby
Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté · Ali & Toumani · Song · 2010
open.spotify.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
📣 New Podcast! "Kone, Mali, Griot, Ngoni," on @Spreaker #alicenellacitta #archivio_2021 #arcialicenellacitta #arte #communityradio #cultura #fondazionecariplo #griot #heritage #kalifakone #mali #musica #ngoni #perlacultura #recupero #repertorio #studioalice #toumanidiabate
Kone, Mali, Griot, Ngoni,
19 Dicembre 2021 - Tagging Heritage Recupera e ripropone le registrazioni live di circa 20 anni di attività di spettacolo nello spazio culturale di Alice nella città. Musica, incontri, talk e improvvisazioni estemporanee. Lo racconta Umberto Bellodi con il recupero sonoro di Andrea Grandi e mediante un ascolto selezionato, introdotto da quattro tags.
www.spreaker.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
📣 New Podcast! "Kone, Mali, Griot, Ngoni," on @Spreaker #alicenellacitta #archivio_2021 #arcialicenellacitta #arte #communityradio #cultura #fondazionecariplo #griot #heritage #kalifakone #mali #musica #ngoni #perlacultura #recupero #repertorio #studioalice #toumanidiabate
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #MusicPlanet
Toumani Diabaté & Danny Thompson:
🎵 Jarabi
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #DannyThompson
November 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #MusicPlanet
Toumani Diabaté & Danny Thompson:
🎵 Jarabi
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #DannyThompson
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#6music #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Ruby
Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté · Ali & Toumani · Song · 2010
open.spotify.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#6music #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#6music #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Ruby
Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté · Ali & Toumani · Song · 2010
open.spotify.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#6music #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté, Orlando “Cachaíto” López, Vieux Farka Touré & Tim Keiper:
🎵 Warbé
#BBCRadio3 #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté #Orlando“Cachaíto”López #VieuxFarkaTouré #TimKeiper
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté, Orlando “Cachaíto” López, Vieux Farka Touré & Tim Keiper:
🎵 Warbé
#BBCRadio3 #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté #Orlando“Cachaíto”López #VieuxFarkaTouré #TimKeiper
#NP: #NowPlaying:
Toumani Diabaté & London Symphony Orchestra - 'Kôrôlén' (2021)
Mali kora master #ToumaniDiabaté composed and plays a modern African version of a classical type symphony with the #LondonSymphonyOrchestra that is otherworldly breathtaking, stunning and gorgeous.
Toumani Diabaté & London Symphony Orchestra - 'Kôrôlén' (2021)
Mali kora master #ToumaniDiabaté composed and plays a modern African version of a classical type symphony with the #LondonSymphonyOrchestra that is otherworldly breathtaking, stunning and gorgeous.
August 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
#NP: #NowPlaying:
Toumani Diabaté & London Symphony Orchestra - 'Kôrôlén' (2021)
Mali kora master #ToumaniDiabaté composed and plays a modern African version of a classical type symphony with the #LondonSymphonyOrchestra that is otherworldly breathtaking, stunning and gorgeous.
Toumani Diabaté & London Symphony Orchestra - 'Kôrôlén' (2021)
Mali kora master #ToumaniDiabaté composed and plays a modern African version of a classical type symphony with the #LondonSymphonyOrchestra that is otherworldly breathtaking, stunning and gorgeous.
Day 6: Artists No longer with us
Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté (1965 - 2024)
“Jarabi” from Kaira (1988)
#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #ToumaniDiabate
youtu.be/X9So46DW0II
Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté (1965 - 2024)
“Jarabi” from Kaira (1988)
#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #ToumaniDiabate
youtu.be/X9So46DW0II
Jarabi
YouTube video by Toumani Diabaté - Topic
youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Day 6: Artists No longer with us
Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté (1965 - 2024)
“Jarabi” from Kaira (1988)
#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #ToumaniDiabate
youtu.be/X9So46DW0II
Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté (1965 - 2024)
“Jarabi” from Kaira (1988)
#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #ToumaniDiabate
youtu.be/X9So46DW0II
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Monsieur le maire de Niafunke
#AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Monsieur le Maire de Niafunké
Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté · In the Heart of the Moon · Song · 2005
open.spotify.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Monsieur le maire de Niafunke
#AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#6music #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Ali Farka Touré
Toumani Diabaté · The Mandé Variations · Song · 2008
open.spotify.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Ruby
#6music #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
#OnThisDay in 2024, #ToumaniDiabaté, Malian traditional musician, world music and flamenco kora (21-string lute/harp mash-up) player, died of kidney failure at 58.
#RIP 🪽🥀
#RIP 🪽🥀
July 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
#OnThisDay in 2024, #ToumaniDiabaté, Malian traditional musician, world music and flamenco kora (21-string lute/harp mash-up) player, died of kidney failure at 58.
#RIP 🪽🥀
#RIP 🪽🥀
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté:
🎵 Rachid Ouiguini
#6music #ToumaniDiabaté #SidikiDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Rachid Ouiguini
Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté · Toumani & Sidiki · Song · 2014
open.spotify.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté:
🎵 Rachid Ouiguini
#6music #ToumaniDiabaté #SidikiDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté:
🎵 Rachid Ouiguini
#6music #ToumaniDiabaté #SidikiDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Rachid Ouiguini
Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté · Toumani & Sidiki · Song · 2014
open.spotify.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté:
🎵 Rachid Ouiguini
#6music #ToumaniDiabaté #SidikiDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #MusicMap
Ali Farka Touré, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Hawa dolo
#BBCRadio3 #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
Hawa Dolo
Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté · In the Heart of the Moon · Song · 2005
open.spotify.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #MusicMap
Ali Farka Touré, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Hawa dolo
#BBCRadio3 #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
Artistas que sonaron en el #NoMiresHaciaAtrás especial #África: #LadysmithBlackMambazo #MiriamMakeba #GoldenSounds #Akon #SaadLamjarred #FelaKuti & #Africa70 #AfelBocoum [feat. #DamonAlbarn] #Lamomali [avec. #MathieuChedid #FatoumataDiawara #ToumaniDiabaté #BallaDiabaté et #TikenJahFakoly].
May 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Artistas que sonaron en el #NoMiresHaciaAtrás especial #África: #LadysmithBlackMambazo #MiriamMakeba #GoldenSounds #Akon #SaadLamjarred #FelaKuti & #Africa70 #AfelBocoum [feat. #DamonAlbarn] #Lamomali [avec. #MathieuChedid #FatoumataDiawara #ToumaniDiabaté #BallaDiabaté et #TikenJahFakoly].
#RoswellRudd & #ToumaniDiabaté
Malicool, 2001
· open.spotify.com/intl-es/albu...
Roswell Rudd (tb), Toumani Diabaté (kora), Lassana Diabate (balophone), Basseko Kouyate (ngone), Henry Schroy (b), Sayon Sissoko (g), Sekou Diabaté (djembe).
* Lp info: www.discogs.com/release/1580...
#Jazz
Malicool, 2001
· open.spotify.com/intl-es/albu...
Roswell Rudd (tb), Toumani Diabaté (kora), Lassana Diabate (balophone), Basseko Kouyate (ngone), Henry Schroy (b), Sayon Sissoko (g), Sekou Diabaté (djembe).
* Lp info: www.discogs.com/release/1580...
#Jazz
May 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#RoswellRudd & #ToumaniDiabaté
Malicool, 2001
· open.spotify.com/intl-es/albu...
Roswell Rudd (tb), Toumani Diabaté (kora), Lassana Diabate (balophone), Basseko Kouyate (ngone), Henry Schroy (b), Sayon Sissoko (g), Sekou Diabaté (djembe).
* Lp info: www.discogs.com/release/1580...
#Jazz
Malicool, 2001
· open.spotify.com/intl-es/albu...
Roswell Rudd (tb), Toumani Diabaté (kora), Lassana Diabate (balophone), Basseko Kouyate (ngone), Henry Schroy (b), Sayon Sissoko (g), Sekou Diabaté (djembe).
* Lp info: www.discogs.com/release/1580...
#Jazz
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Kana Kassy
#BBCRadio3 #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
Kana Kassy
Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté · Ali & Toumani · Song · 2010
open.spotify.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté:
🎵 Kana Kassy
#BBCRadio3 #AliFarkaTouré #ToumaniDiabaté
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #UltimateCalm
Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko:
🎵 Salaman
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #BallakéSissoko
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:
Salaman
Toumani Diabaté, Ballaké Sissoko · New Ancient Strings · Song · 1999
open.spotify.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #UltimateCalm
Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko:
🎵 Salaman
#BBCRadio3 #ToumaniDiabaté #BallakéSissoko
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify: