His father, Sidiki Diabaté, was the premier kora player in the years following Mali’s 1960 independence from France, and his mother, Nene Koita, was an accomplished singer. Diabaté ...

Mory Kanté, vocalist, kora player and songwriter, whose hit Yéké Yéké was Africa’s first million-selling singleMory Kanté, vocalist, kora player and songwriter, whose hit Yéké Yéké was ...

“We need to come together and play together.” Toumani Diabaté was born in Bamako on Aug. 10, 1965, to Sidiki Diabaté, a kora player, and Nene Koita, a singer. His father’s family had been ...

Cooperstown Concerts announced West African kora player Yacouba Sissoko will open its 2024-2025 season at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Farmers’ Museum at 5775 State Route 80 in Cooperstown.

Diabaté, as Hellegers explained, came from Bamako, Mali to play a series of concerts with Hellegers, representing the 71st generation of his family of kora players. The kora is a 21-string harp, made ...