Toumani Diabaté - The Mande Variations

Toumani Diabaté is one of Africa's greatest musicians. Now the Malian kora master releases his first solo album in 20 years. Featuring visionary interpretations of classic themes alongside ground-breaking improvised pieces, 'The Mandé Variations' is probably the most ambitious and challenging African instrumental album yet released. It is at once the definitive statement on where the kora is today and simply one of the most beautiful and melodically accessible albums you will hear this year. An important album for Africa, an important album for the world.

For more information go to
http://www.worldcircuit.co.uk/#Toumani_Diabate
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toumani-Diabate/9367807876
Buy the music at http://tinyurl.com/7uonwe2

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• Mande Variations
• Toumani Diabate
• kora
• World circuit
• music
• Mali
• Bamako
• Africa
• Toumani
• african harp
• solo
• short film
• epk

[si1127]

"Toumani Diabaté is one of Africa's greatest musicians."

What? He's surely one of the world's greatest musicians.

[danielleosfalg]

Can't thankyou enough for being alive

[throbule]

"Fly Me To The Moon", sang Frank Sinatra.

Toumani Diabate makes that possible.

This mans music is like hearing angels tripping past your ears.

Sublime, beautiful, provocative and heavenly vibes.

21 strings have never sounded so good!

Thank you Mr. Diabate - you are an inspiration.

[intezam]

me too...

[Slaphappy1975]

*runs out to buy the CD*

[FireOfpassion]

this man is very honest. salif keita is a griot but history will not tell us that.... you are born a griot u cannot become...... no matter what people say...................... THE TOURES ARE THE NOBLES..... THIS MAN HERE IS ONE OF THE FEW OF THE MANDE WHO TELLS THE TRUth when h speaks. massa bless him

[TheNunuza]

This man is l have seen so many times live-and l have made it my duty to collect all his stuff, yes all'

Love him. Personality wise too. But musically his a genius... BOW..

[curvadevento]

great video and music.

I'm thankfull to Toumani Diabate and for all the other Jeli who're working to make the kora to be know worldwide.

I'm just listening an album with Toumani Diabaté and Ballake Sissoko. Search for them and listen with your heart,

greetings from Brazil

[wefanscomingsoon]

One of the best albums ever recorded. Period.

[bhowzat]

I just saw Toumani perform at the Sydney Festival here in Australia. Absolutely fantastic performance, I've never left a comment on anything on youtube but he deserves the first and the last comment, His performance was eye opening, inspiring and had 30000+ people going wild, welllllll done to say the least!!!

[Ndjumbah]

Amazing musician :)