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Toumani Diabaté

1965 - 2024

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Toumani Diabaté ( too-MAH-nee jah-BAH-tay; 10 August 1965 – 19 July 2024) was a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he was involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles of music. In 2006, a panel commissioned by The Independent named him one of the fifty best African artists across media. In its obituary, The Times described him as "a bold and innovative musical visionary". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Toumani Diabaté is the 1,655th most popular musician (up from 1,808th in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Mali (up from 27th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Toumani Diabaté ranks 1,655 out of 3,175. Before him are Laura Fygi, Buddy DeFranco, Michael Franks, Eliane Elias, Cassandra Wilson, and Trilok Gurtu. After him are Robert Cray, Carol Kaye, Sam Rivers, Jim Root, Didier Lockwood, and Hariprasad Chaurasia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Toumani Diabaté ranks 305. Before him are William Mapother, Vincent Regan, Miquel Soler, Christine Lambrecht, Jonas Åkerlund, and Rui Barros. After him are Santiago Segura, William Dalrymple, Pat Cash, Péricles Chamusca, Mick Foley, and Paul Heyman. Among people deceased in 2024, Toumani Diabaté ranks 404. Before him are Robert Coover, Bob Bryar, Phelekezela Mphoko, Maxine Singer, Ben Vautier, Dorothy Allison, and Gary Shaw. After him are Charles Cyphers, Bernard Baudoux, Lance Larson, David Walker, and Ilke Wyludda.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Toumani Diabaté ranks 26 out of 72. Before him are Boubacar Traoré (1942), Camila Alves (1983), Yambo Ouologuem (1940), Malick Sidibé (1935), Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948), and Mahamadou Diarra (1981). After him are Modibo Sidibé (1952), Moctar Ouane (1955), Assimi Goïta (1983), Cheick Modibo Diarra (1952), Fatoumata Coulibaly (1950), and Django Sissoko (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In Mali

Among musicians born in Mali, Toumani Diabaté ranks 2. Before him are Salif Keita (1949).

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