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Mamadou Diabaté was born in 1975 in Kita, a Malian city long known as a center for the arts and culture of the Manding people of West Africa. As the name Diabate indicates, Mamadou comes from a family of griots, or jelis as they are known among the Manding. Jelis are more than just traditional musicians. They use music and sometimes oratory to preserve and sustain people's consciousness of the past, a past that stretches back to the 13th century when the Manding king Sunjata Keita consolidated the vast Empire of Mali, covering much of West Africa. The stories of...

Kasse Mady Diabate was born in Kéla, Mali in 1949. The Diabatés are one of the two biggest griots families. Their ancestor Morykaba Diabaté fought with Soundjata in the 13th century. Kela is the capital of the griots, the Mecca of musical tradition. All of his cousins, brothers, sisters, know how to sing without micro before thousands of people but Kassé Mady is different because of his sweet voice. He owes his fame in Mali to this gentle, though powerful voice. At 20, he was already famous in Kangaba, the old Mandingo capital. Demba Diallo, the governor of the Kangaba...

Kélétigui Diabaté (1931 – 30 November 2012) was a Malian musician, described as an "undisputed master" of the balafon, and as "one of the greatest figures in Malian contemporary music". Diabaté was born in 1931 into a family of well-known musicians, and learned to play guitar and saxophone as well as the balafon. In the late 1950s, he helped form the Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine (Première Formation), which toured West Africa. He became a founding member, as guitarist, of L'Orchestre National "A" de la République de Mali, also known as Formation A, which was set up at Mali's independence...

Toumani Diabaté (10 de agosto de 1965) es un músico maliense, intérprete de kora, cuya música ha logrado reconocimiento internacional. Como instrumentista es muy versátil, y no sólo ejecuta piezas de música tradicional maliense, sino que ha participado en proyectos interculturales con músicos de flamenco, blues, jazz y otros estilos internacionales. Procede de una antigua familia de instrumentistas de kora. Su padre, Sidiki Diabaté, grabó el primer disco de kora de la historia en 1970. Ha colaborado en proyectos con el grupo español de nuevo flamenco Ketama (Songhai I y Songhai II), con el bluesman Taj Mahal, con el trombonista...