The last album of kora duets Toumani Diabaté played on was New Ancient Strings in 1997 on which he played with Ballaké Sissoko. The pair’s fathers were Sidiki Diabaté and Djelimadi Sissoko – the kora ...

The miracle of opposable thumbs and 700 years of continuous musical tradition came together for an evening of magic when father-and-son Malian kora players Toumani and Sidiki Diabate performed a ...

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 ...

Toumani, often credited as the world’s greatest exponent of the kora, the West African harp-lute, is touring for the first time with his son Sidiki, who apart from inheriting his family’s dynastic ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As has happened for countless generations, Toumani Diabate learnt the kora from his father, Sidiki, and, in turn, taught his eldest son, ...

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 has collaborated with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Damon Albarn, Taj Mahal, Ali Farka Touré and Björk during a career that has spanned decades. Now the Malian kora player teams with ...