The album Toumaro by Hawa & Kassé Mady Diabaté topped the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of September 2025.
Kassé Mady Diabaté, a significant figure in Malian music, was known for his gentle yet powerful voice, earning him the nickname ‘the golden voice of Mali’. The highly respected Manding artist, was known for his ability to touch souls with melodies and texts steeped in depth and tradition. As a jali, he carried the musical heritage of his people with dignity and talent.
The album title song, “Toumaro” (À bientôt), written by his daughter Hawa Kasse Mady Diabaté, is part of this heritage, celebrating love and gratitude. After Kassé Mady’s sudden death in 2018, Hawa continued the album her father had begun recording, offering a poignant tribute to his legacy and a beautiful way to connect with him spiritually through music. Hawa herself is an iconic figure on the Malian music scene, particularly as a member of Trio Da Kali.
Transglobal World Music Chart – September 2025
- Hawa & Kassé Mady Diabaté – Toumaro – One World
- Mustafa Said & Asil Ensemble – Maqam Pilgrims – Mapamundi Música
- Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo
- Africa Express – Africa Express Presents… Bahidorá – World Circuit
- Constantinople, Kiya Tabassian, Benedicte Maurseth, Patrick Graham – Nordic Lights in Persian Sky – Glossa
- Mandé Sila – Live @ Levon Helm – Contre-Jour
- Kanazoé Orkestra – Balabeatz – Antipodes Music
- Mádé Kuti – Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From? – LegacyPlus Records
- Värttinä – Kyly – Rockadillo
- Kaabi Kouyaté – Tribute to Kandia – Buda Musique
- Sidsel Walstad & Ibou Cissokho – Tamoo – Global Sonics
- Madalitso Band – Ma Gitala – Bongo Joe
- Puman – Spring – Sea of Wood
- Duo Ruut – Ilmateade – Duo Ruut
- The Good Ones – Rwanda Sings with Strings – Glitterbeat
- Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocărlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango
- V.A. – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 – Analog Africa
- Grecia Albán – Nubes Selva – Folkalist
- Majid Bekkas, Nguyên Lê, Hamid Drake – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues – ACT Music
- Brìghde Chaimbeul – Sunwise – Tak:til / Glitterbeat
- Igor Božanić – Žega – Pop Depression
- Alaa Zouiten – Aficionado: Flamenco Moro – Alaa Zouiten
- Adrian Quesada – Boleros Psicodélicos II – ATO
- Oduchu – Nostalgia – Stallion Era Beijing Culture Communication
- Stefano Saletti – Mediterranima – Materiali Sonori
- Ahmed Mukhtar and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde – Al-Hambra – ARC Music
- Matthieu Saglio & Camille Saglio – Al Alba – ACT Music
- Althea SullyCole – Due West – Chaco World Music
- Kokoroko – Tuff Times Never Last – Brownswood Recordings
- Eljuri – Así es el Mundo – Manovill
- Ammar 808 – Club Tounsi – Glitterbeat
- Haris Pilton Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village – Asphalt Tango
- Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja / Yellowbird
- Anouar Brahem – After the Last Sky – ECM
- Mari Kalkun – Stoonia Lood Live / Stories of Stonia Live – Real World
- Mulatu Astake – Mulatu Plays Mulatu – Strut
- Nidia Góngora – Pacífico Maravilla – Positivo
- Zar Electrik – Koyo – Jarring Effects / Lamastrock
- Denez – Toenn-Vor / Chants des Sept Mers – Arfolk
- Park Jiha – All Living Things – Tak:til / Glitterbeat
More about the Transglobal World Music Chart: www.transglobalwmc.com
Author: World Music Central News Room
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