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Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté (born September 23, 1982) is a prominent Mandé kora player and jeli from Bamako, Mali.
Born in 1949 into one of Mali's royal families, Keita was ostracised both for his albinism, which was regarded as a sign of bad luck, and for pursuing a.
Malian superstar Salif Keita discusses Malian politics and his future plans with Afropop's Banning Eyre.

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Music of Mali

The music of Mali is, like that of most West African nations, ethnically diverse, but one influence predominates: that of the ancient Mali Empire of the Mandinka (from c. 1230 to c. 1600). Mande people (Bambara, Mandinka, Soninke) make up around 50% of Mali's population; other ethnic groups include the Fula (17%), Gur-speakers 12%, Songhai people (6%), Tuareg and Moors (10%).

Salif Keita, a noble-born Malian who became a singer, brought Mande-based Afro-pop to the world, adopting traditional garb and styles. The kora players Sidiki Diabaté and Toumani Diabaté have also achieved some international prominence, as have the late Songhai/Fula guitarist Ali Farka Touré and his successors Afel Bocoum and Vieux Farka Touré, the Tuareg band Tinariwen, the duo Amadou et Mariam and Oumou Sangare. Mory Kanté saw major mainstream success with techno-influenced Mande music.

While internationally Malian popular music has been known more for its male artists, there are some exceptions: Fatoumata Diawara, prominent Malian singer and guitarist, has even been nominated to

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MADOU SIDIKI DIABATÉ’s tribute to TOUMANI DIABATÉ

This coming February 14, Madou Sidiki Diabaté, who will be arriving directly from Mali, will pay special tribute to his late brother Toumani Diabaté during an exclusive concert at Le Gesù in Montréal. It promises to be an especially memorable evening for lovers of the kora, a traditional 21-string African harp. Toumani Diabaté, who was considered as one of the greatest masters of this quintessential West-African instrument, was also an international ambassador of Mandinka music. He was a true legend who artfully blended griot musical traditions with modern influences, securing his place in the history of world music.

Born in Bamako in the 1980s, Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté (known as Madou) is a Malian griot from a prestigious lineage of musicians, which includes his parents Sidiki Diabaté and Mariam Kouyaté, as well as his brother Toumani Diabaté. He was introduced to the kora and tamani at a very early age and, in 1991, he opened for his parents’ concert at Festival Africolor in Paris, launching his career on the internat

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We are extremely excited to announce an evening of Kora duets with Madou Sidiki Diabaté and Salif Bamakora on Monday, July 29th. The show will take place outdoors with seats if the weather permits, or in the barn if it’s raining.

Kora is the ancient 21-string West African harp, traditional instrument of the Mande Djeliya. We are profoundly honored to host these two incredible musicians here in West Brooksville.

Madou Sidiki Diabaté is a 71st generation Kora player from Mali, West Africa. The younger brother of Toumani Diabaté, the world’s first Grammy award winning Kora player, Madou has become one of the world’s greatest living Kora players. Highly respected in Mande society for his profound traditional knowledge and renowned internationally for his dramatic virtuosity, Madou has toured extensively with West Africa’s finest singers, such as Salif Keita, Baaba Maal and Kandia Kouyaté. Musically adventurous, Madou has collaborated with artists such as Damon Albarn, Will Calhoun and Brian Eno, and continues to redefine the role of Kora in the traditional and modern world.