Toumani Diabaté

On Campus Submitted by Adam Kubota on 2009-04-23. Toumani Diabate and the 11-piece Symmetric Orchestra perform on Saturday, May 2 at 8pm in Wesleyan University's Crowell Concert Hall; pre-concert talk by Associate Professor of Music Eric Charry at 7:15pm. Tickets are $22 for general admission, $18 for seniors and $6 for students.

A few years ago, the banjo master Fleck set out to explore the birthplace of his instrument: West Africa. The results of his cross-cultural explorations are collected on a new album. He describes and performs some of his findings, with Malian kora virtuoso Diabate.

Toumani Diabate @ Stuyvesant High Over the last decade, Diabate and his Symmetric Orchestra have performed almost every Friday night at Bamako 's Hogon club .

Reuters - Mali's Toumani Diabate, a Grammy contender on Sunday in the traditional world music album category, has fans in high places.

Malian singer Toumani Diabate, the musician behind the LittleBigPlanet soundtrack song that caused Sony to delay the game, is speaking out about the controversy surrounding his music. A user on the PlayStation Europe forums had posted that sampling the Koran lyrics in Diabate's 'Tapha Niang' would cause conflict with the Arabic community and with Islamic beliefs. "We Muslims consider the mixing of music and words from our Holy Quran deeply offending," read the post. Sony ...

Sony's long-awaited and much-buzzed LittleBigPlanet will be delayed worldwide. All all copies sent to retailers are being recalled after audio samples from Muslim religious text the Qur'an were discovered in the game's soundtrack, according to new reports. According to a now-removed thread on the PlayStation Europe messageboards, the licensed LBP soundtrack song 'Tapha Niang' by Muslim artist Toumani Diabate's Symmetrical Orchestra uses voice excerpts from the Qur'an in its musical composition. The post, by user ...

What's on in Sweden: Bootsy Collins and The World Dog Show in Stockholm, Bruce Springsteen in Gothenburg, Reggae, Latin and Toumani Diabate in Malmo.

Musicport 2008 notches up a gear as they publish their list of forthcoming events in the run up to this October's festival. The first event on 17th May, was a runaway success with Belinda O'Hooley, who by all accounts turned in a stunning set supporting Jim Moray. Acts confirmed so far, for the festival, which takes place at the Spa in Bridlington on October 17/18/19th include: Toumani Diabate, The Levellers, Rolf Harris, Ska Cubano, Etran Finatawa, Ivo Papasov, Billy Cobham and Asere, Reem Kelani , Moussu T et Lei Jovents, ...

By most accounts, Diabate is the world's greatest living player of the kora, a 21-string West African harp. Now, his new album finds the Malian master musician alone with the instrument and defining the state of his art.

Toumani Diabate The Mande Variations (Nonesuch, 2008) Son of Sidiki Diabate, one the most celebrated kora players , Toumani Diabate has blazed a career worthy of the Diabate name and legacy of this family of Mande griot musicians from Mali. After twenty years since his first solo and debut recording Kaira and countless collaborations with stellar artists ...

"The griots are like an archive. They know the histories and the stories. I'm playing a griot instrument and taking it outside Africa." Malian star Toumani Diabate is part of a musical dynasty that began in the 13th century. via The Taipei Times

"So it's sometimes dangerous to play the kora after midnight in Africa, because the spirits will come, and you can see the Jinns" Malian star Toumani Diabate is part of a musical dynasty that began in the 13th century. via Surrey Hants Star

Twenty years after his international debut release, Toumani Diabate brings out The Mande Variations and performs at WOMADelaide on March 7th.