Toumani Diabate live in concert.
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Toumani Diabate

11
critic concert reviews
global

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

90
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Based on 
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Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Toumani Diabate is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 1% of all live performers. Based on 11 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Toumani Diabate is rated as an amazing live performer, with exceptional shows that are worth watching. Toumani Diabate concert reviews describe live shows and performances as serene.

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Latest Release

Toumani, Family & Friends (October 28, 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
global
Origin
Bamako, Mali (8/10/1965) (8/10/1965)
Bio
Toumani Diabate (born 10 August 1965) is a Malian kora player who has gained international acclaim for his music. He is considered by many to be the world's finest kora player.
Has Performed With
Sidiki Diabate

Critic Concert Reviews

Rave Child (Scotland)

January 20, 2016
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The Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, UK on January 17, 2016

Gaffa (Denmark)

July 6, 2014
100
%
Roskilde Festival, Denmark

State Magazine (Ireland)

June 11, 2014
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A Malian father and son duo who play the kora a traditional West African harp-lute which has 21 strings and which Toumani described to amusement from the crowd as “very easy to play – one hand for the bass and one for the melody and improvisation”.

GetIntoThis (UK)

June 3, 2014
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Hobbling gingerly onto stage with a walking stick, gently guided by his attentive son Sidiki, the appearance of legendary Toumani Diabate was immediately touching.

The Line Of Best Fit (UK)

June 2, 2014
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I guess since you’ve landed here you’re expecting to read some sort of review of Toumani and Sidiki Diabate’s show at the Barbican tonight.

The Skinny (UK)

May 29, 2014
100
%
St George's Hall, Liverpool, UK on May 27, 2014

The Guardian (UK)

November 25, 2013
100
%
Salaam alaikum London he said introducing the young man seated next to him who was also playing the 21-stringed West African harp.

Past critic reviews published in

The Arts Desk (UK), Exclaim (Canada)

Image Credit

Nathalie R [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons