Toumani & Sidiki Diabate - BBC 2 Live Session (Glastonbury 2014) 

You who read this comment, know that Toumani Diabaté left us this Friday, July 19, 2024. Peace to his soul. They leave us beautiful melodies that speak for themselves which take you on a journey through time. The Maestro of the Kora who modernized with modern music year after year. Thank you Toumani. Thank you for everything forever you will remain in our hearts and your melodies will always remain within us. To God Maestro. Mali, Africa and the world are proud of You. Your next generation is here. ii Djabate

SEVENTY generations. SMH. That's real Black history singing to us thru those strings!

Coming across videos like these on youtube is like hitting a jackpot

This can heal emotional pains. Beauty 💟

Made in Mandinka Empire <3

Hello to everybody, i believe the kora is from 15th century. Nobody knows the exact date but its probabily from the last half of the 15th century. The first wave of the kaabu empire(where in fact appears the instrument, not in songhai empire) was in the first half of 15th century so there is a lot of discussion, whether it belongs to the first half or the last half of that century. before the kora there were various instruments of the same family, among them the bolonbata that had 11 to 13 strings and that survived until the 18-19 century. Legend tells us that the kora was created or made known by djely madi wulen in Kaabu, currently in Guinea-Bissau. Sidiki Diabate, The Great, father of the kora angel, Toumani Diabate, left us his testimony, saying the same as say all players and Mandingo historians in gambia, the mali, the Guinea: The Kora is from Kaabu(Gabú or Kaaba). The first melody that is learned is the Kelefa ba, which speaks of the hero of Sane line known for Kelefa ba Sané(translated: the great lord of war Sané) who lived in the 15th century, in the begining of the kaabu empire. All other songs before Kelefa ba belong to repertoires of other instruments such as the balafon, ngoni, flute and other. The Portuguese invaders registered a terrible battle in the second half of the century 15 in which the Fula attacker army was totally destroyed by the Mandigas. The Portuguese noted that to know how rich was a Mandingo, have to count how many Fulani heads he had and not how many cattle he had. This reinforces the idea of the golden age of Kaabu have been in the 15 century and the kora creation legend belongs to this period. Best of all for everybody.

How can you take someone to places they never being before. This music took me far away

Saw them on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and it was honestly some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. I would heartily recommend the album.

OOOOOOOOOH MY HEART is is the sweetest music I've ever heard…… yaaaaassss

Beautiful, relaxing music! Viva Africa

RIP Toumani Diabaté 😢.

Vous qui lisez ce commentaire, sachez que Toumani Diabaté nous a quitté ce vendredi 19 juillet 2024. Paix à son âme. Ils nous laissent de belles mélodies qui parlent d'elles-mêmes et qui nous font voyager dans le temps. Le Maestro de la Kora qui s'est modernisé avec la musique moderne année après année. Merci Toumani. Merci pour tout pour toujours tu resteras dans nos cœurs et tes mélodies resteront toujours en nous. À Dieu Maestro. Le Mali, l'Afrique et le monde sont fiers de Toi. Votre prochaine génération est là. ii Djabaté

Like father, like son! Straight out of Mali 🇲🇱

Un son qui vous touche l âme , j en pleure dès la première mélodie .

cette famille est vraiment formidable. ils sont béni de DIEU. J'espère que Sidiki saura transmettre ce bel héritage à ses enfants.

2021 So emotional... Mandingo tribes@ Guinée Mali Senegal etc...Ouest Africa..am so proud to have Mandingo heritage 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️

The marvellous sound of the Kora by a great master.

J'aime mon pays 🇲🇱 Mali

Trop d'émotions je prie que le tout puissant vous donne une longue vie pour écoute cette belle mélodie encore et encore

Des artistes à part avec une musique envoûtante