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Toumani Diabaté

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Toumani Diabate

Friday, May 01, 2009

The kora is a 21 string instrument played all over West Africa. And Toumani Diabate is considered the greatest kora player in the world. He tells Kurt how growing up he loved the music in spaghetti westerns. Diabate also plays live in the studio.

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Best Live Performances of 2008

Friday, December 26, 2008

In the second installment of a four-part series, Soundcheck highlights some of most memorable live performances in our studio this year. We revisit sets from pianist Marc-André Hamelin, Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté, and others.