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Toumani Diabaté, Malian Kora Virtuoso, Dies at 58
Pitchfork via Yahoo Canada News· 23 hours agoA 71st-generation master of the West African instrument, Diabaté pushed beyond tradition, playing alongside Björk, Taj Mahal, Damon Albarn, Ali Farka...
Toumani Diabaté: the famed musician from Mali who took the kora to the world
The Conversation· 2 days agoThe world has lost a significant musical ambassador for the Mande people of west Africa – the virtuoso kora player, composer, and collaborator from Mali, Toumani Diabaté. When Toumani was born ...
Toumani Diabaté, Malian Master of the Kora, Is Dead at 58
New York Times· 3 days agoBorn in Mali to a line of griots, or traditional West African musician-historians, that he traced...
Jerry Miller, Moby Grape Lead Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 81
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoJerry Miller, greatly admired lead guitarist of the 1960s group Moby Grape and one of the architects...