Few West African musicians have done as much as Bassekou Kouyaté to take the ngoni, an ancient West African string instrument, to the wider world. Born in Garana in 1966, Kouyaté first wowed ...
SOAS, University of London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The untimely death of Mali’s Toumani Diabaté at the age of 58 has shocked the music world. The sheer number of tributes, ...
Hauke Dorsch received funding from Heinrich Böll Foundation. Toumani Diabaté, décédé le 19 juillet 2024 à l'âge de 58 ans, était l’une des figures les plus importantes de la musique contemporaine ...