His life in music was a struggle against narrow definitions - of ‘race’, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre.
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There are still very few female hip-hop artists in Senegal, but they are asserting their talents and strong personalities to shape the rap scene.
Toumani Diabaté left a legacy as enormous as the west African Mande music tradition he was born into.
He took west Africa’s Mande music to a new level of global recognition, often collaborating with artists who made music in very different styles.
Combining elements of traditional and modern music has created rhythms that are unique to Senegalese music.
The extraordinary documentary Ballaké Sissoko: Kora Tales takes a journey from Mali to The Gambia.
His single Yeke Yeke was the first African song to pass a million in sales, but it’s meaning was best understood in Guinea, home of the griot and kora star.
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Professor emeritus of music, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Music, Wesleyan University
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