We are family: Toumani and Sidiki Diabaté at their home in Kora Credit: Photo: Youri Lenquette Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté is one of the world’s most creative and personally formidable ...

He believed that music could transcend national borders set by colonialism and restore ancient ties, even as it embraced the changes of a globalizing society. By Giovanni Russonello Toumani Diabaté, a ...

Toumani Diabaté is widely considered to be the greatest living kora player, and for almost three decades he's been bringing the rich musical heritage of Mali and West Africa to audiences around the ...

Toumani Diabaté will be remembered around the world for his mastery of the kora, the 21-string musical instrument beloved across West Africa. Malians remember him in many more ways: the undisputed ...