Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame has announced the 2024 In Memoriam inductees. This year’s inductees are: In Memoriam includes posthumous inductions that honor historically…
(Headline image: Toumani Diabaté – Photo by Aboubaker Sidick) Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté passed away on 19 July 2024 of kidney disease. He was…
Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko‘s New Ancient Strings will be released on vinyl for the first time to commemorate the album’s 25th anniversary. Originally launched…
The album “The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere” by Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté has landed at #1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart…
Malian kora maestro Toumani Diabaté and the London Symphony Orchestra are debuting the musical piece “Elyne Road,” the third piece track extracted from their trailblazing…
Kôrôlén is the title of a very special collaboration between two giants in music: Toumani Diabaté, the Grammy-winning Malian kora maestro, and the celebrated London…
AfroCubism was an ensemble of up to 14 master musicians from West Africa and Cuba brought together by the producer of Buena Vista Social Club.…
The Savannah Music Festival has announced the world music artists set to perform in 2018. The festival next year will take place March 29th through…
The World Music Institute (WMI) has announced the 2017-18 series of concerts. The world music programming includes over 40 performances by musicians from 28 countries.…
Toumani Diabate was one of the most brilliant players of the kora (a 21-string harp-lute from West Africa). He was born in 1965 in Bamako…