Sidiki Diabaté And Ensemble - Ba Togoma flac album

Sidiki Diabate & Ensemble.

by Sidiki Diabate & Ensemble.

Diabaté comes from a long family tradition of kora players including his father Sidiki Diabaté, who recorded the first ever kora album in 1970. His family's oral tradition tells of 70 generations of musicians preceding him in a patrilineal line. His cousin Sona Jobarteh is the first female kora player to come from a Griot family. His younger brother Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté is also a prominent kora player. In 1987, Diabate made his first appearance on an album in the UK, on Ba Togoma, an album featuring his father's ensemble.

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In 1987, Diabate made his first appearance on an album in the UK, on Ba Togoma, an album featuring his father's ensemble In 1988 Diabaté released his first album in the West, a solo album entitled Kaira, recorded in one afternoon in London and produced by Lucy Durán. In addition to performing Malian traditional music, Diabaté has also performed and recorded in cross-cultural settings He has collaborated with flamenco group Ketama, forming a combined group known as Songhai and releasing two recordings: Songhai I and Songhai II In 1999, Diabaté collaborated with American blues musician Taj. Toumani Diabate performing at the 2007 Winnipeg Folk Festival. 1987 - "Ba Togoma" with Sidiki Diabaté Sr, Mariama Kouyaté, Djeli Mady Sissoko, Kandia Kouayté. 1988 - Songhai with Ketama and Danny Thompson.

Attributed to Kandia Kouyate & the Ensemble Instrumental, Kouyate was actually accompanied on the album by relatives including Kisima Diabate (guitar), Loutigi Diabate (balafon), Amara Sacko (kora), and Ali Barry (flute). In 1983, Kouyate accepted an invitation to perform a series of concerts in Paris. She stayed in the French city for a year. A turning point in Kouyate's career came when she was featured on a track, "Kounadi La Beno," on the Sidiki Diabate Ensemble album Ba Togoma. The track was later reissued on the World Network compilation The Divas From Mali