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Toumani Diabaté & the Symmetric Orchestra at
Courtesy of Yoshi's Jazz Club San Francisco | Posted on July 3, 2010
When
Sun, August 15, 2010
2pm & 7pm
At Door
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Musicians
Toumani Diabate
koraRobin McKelle
vocalsAmina Figarova
pianoErnie Hammes
trumpetMarc Mommaas
saxophone, tenorBart Platteau
fluteJeroen Vierdag
bassAbout
More than any other artist, Toumani Diabaté is responsible for introducing the kora—a 21-string harp unique to West Africa—to audiences around the world. But aside from being a player of exceptional virtuosity and creativity, Diabaté plays a vital role as bandleader, teacher, musical conservationist and composer in the capital city of Bamako, Mali, where he was born and has lived all his life.
Diabaté is at the vanguard of a new generation of Malian griots who are constantly looking for ways of modernizing and still honoring their traditional music. He founded and directs a music school in Bamako where Malian children from different social backgrounds learn to play traditional instruments and dance...