Archives des toumani diabate - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/tag/toumani-diabate/ African Music and Pop Culture Sun, 10 May 2020 22:33:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-favicon-akwaaba-32x32.png Archives des toumani diabate - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/tag/toumani-diabate/ 32 32 Le Hogon in Bamako https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/a-word-about-bamakos-hogon/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/a-word-about-bamakos-hogon/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:05:03 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=1453 Here’s an interesting article about Le Hogon, one of Bamako, Mali’s prime spots for live music. We heard Toumani Diabaté perform there in April 2008, and… are eager to return asap. Except we were told it closed down, any tips on other good music venues in Bamako?

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]]> https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/griot-tradition-today/feed/ 0 Toumani Diabaté https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/toumani-diabate/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/toumani-diabate/#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:38:05 +0000 http://akwaabam.com/wp/?p=96 Through Amsatou and her boss Igo, I was put in touch with one Mali’s most famous kora player, Mr Toumani Diabaté himself! He has record contracts in place and a serious career touring the world, but was happy to hear we’re in touch with his balafon player, Ahmed Fofana. Toumani took me to his usual […]

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