A landmark collaboration between Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabate and the London Symphony Orchestra, Kôrôlén blended ancient griot melodies with Western orchestration. Commissioned by London’s Barbican Centre and produced by World Circuit, it featured Diabaté’s ensemble alongside the LSO, with arrangements by Nico Muhly and Ian Gardiner, conducted by Clark Rundell. The title, meaning ancestral in Mandinka, reflects the album’s fusion of tradition ad innovation—an Afro-neo-classical masterpie
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A landmark collaboration between Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabate and the London Symphony Orchestra, Kôrôlén blended ancient griot melodies with Western orchestration. Commissioned by London’s Barbican Centre and produced by World Circuit, it featured Diabaté’s ensemble alongside the LSO, with arrangements by Nico Muhly and Ian Gardiner, conducted by Clark Rundell. The title, meaning ancestral in Mandinka, reflects the album’s fusion of tradition ad innovation—an Afro-neo-classical masterpie
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Happy Birthday to Toumani Diabaté! ❤️ Born on August 10, 1965, in Bamako, Mali, Toumani Diabaté was a virtuoso of the kora, the 21-string harp-lute of the Mandingue griots. He hailed from a lineage of griots stretching back over 70 generations, with his father, Sidiki Diabaté, being a legendary kora master. Toumani's mastery of the kora was renowned worldwide, earning him the title of "ambassador of the kora". Throughout his illustrious career, Diabaté collaborated with numerous international ar
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