Malian Kora Musician Mamadou Diabate's Ensemble-I

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Mamadou Diabate Ensemble: Baye Kouyate (calabash and talking drum), Noah Jarrett (acoustics bass), Mamadou Diabate (composer, arranger and kora), Balia Kouyate (balafon), Djikorya Mory Kante (guitar) Malian kora musician, Mamadou Diabate is a member of the Mandinka West African jeli (musician caste) family. His musical lineage goes back seven centuries to the time of Sunjata Keita, the conqueror of the Malian empire.

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Uploaded: February 23, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Author: chambal

Length: 0:07:03
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Tags: mamadou kita Bamako mali west Africa Manding griots jelis kora string instrument calabash talking drum balafon

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Video Comments:
fairoxygen (Sunday 13th of July 2008 06:11:36 AM)
This really is special with the double bass
dannlynch (Thursday 22nd of May 2008 09:28:16 PM)
What amazing talent!!
angeljelani (Thursday 8th of May 2008 05:35:31 AM)
Saw him at Berea College, makes me proud of my culture.
SlickManChoux (Thursday 8th of May 2008 02:42:04 AM)
Relaxing music Thanx 4 sharing Hope we see him in the music festival in france soon 21 june 2008
leifhuot (Sunday 4th of May 2008 09:58:28 AM)
Though the drums are also excellent. Thanks for posting this video.
leifhuot (Sunday 4th of May 2008 09:57:47 AM)
The kora is by far one of the greatest sounding instruments of Western Africa.
envika (Friday 2nd of May 2008 04:55:59 PM)
the kora and the upright, my two favorite instruments of all time
bigcbigc (Thursday 24th of April 2008 08:56:08 AM)
Going to see him tonight in Lafayette, LA. Can't wait.
basb6 (Tuesday 25th of March 2008 02:22:02 PM)
great music
enbandouliere (Saturday 22nd of March 2008 04:10:27 AM)
Totalement bouleversant. Parmi les musiques qui devraient atteindre les personnes du monde entier.