Mamadou Diabaté was born in 1975 in Kita, a Malian city long known as a center for the arts and culture of the Manding people of West Africa. As the name Diabate indicates, Mamadou comes from a family of griots, or jelis as they are known among the Manding. Jelis are more than just traditional musicians. They use music and sometimes oratory to preserve and sustain people's consciousness of the past, a past that stretches back to the 13th century when the Manding king Sunjata Keita consolidated the vast Empire of Mali Read Full BioMamadou Diabaté was born in 1975 in Kita, a Malian city long known as a center for the arts and culture of the Manding people of West Africa. As the name Diabate indicates, Mamadou comes from a family of griots, or jelis as they are known among the Manding. Jelis are more than just traditional musicians. They use music and sometimes oratory to preserve and sustain people's consciousness of the past, a past that stretches back to the 13th century when the Manding king Sunjata Keita consolidated the vast Empire of Mali, covering much of West Africa. The stories of these glory days and the times since remain important touchstones for people today, not only for the Manding, but for many citizens of Mali, Guinea, Gambia, and Senegal.
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Mamadou Diabate Lyrics
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Word. Life is a symphony... You are a song... Everything is a unique song. Music = Vibration = Life, Creation.
But don't think - submerge yourself in music, let it flow through you, talk to you, reveal mysteries beyond what can be conveyed by words...
Or simply enjoy!! :)
I have the greatest respect for Kora and the associated deep culture & tradition... Though I am very new to it.
But you can hear... There is depth, wisdom of centuries....
Or am I just imagining everything?
Any recommendations? I basically only know Sona Jobarthé so far, no other artists...
Milica Bulatovic
I am so in love with this music and Africa. I am a girl from Serbia, but somehow I feel this in my heart and soul.
AMADO ASINASI
Wonderful. You need to check the origin of your ancestors. The result may surprise you.
From mali 🇲🇱
Thank you from to mali 🇲🇱✊🏽🔥
MARTHA DIANA
We love you too @Milica
Karim Trabelssi
You welcome
Dusan Milovanovic
Draga Milice, evo me u Maliju i slušam ih svaku noć. I mene je Afrika vukla sebi od malena, i na kraju smo se sreli i hvala joj što me je primila u naručje. Narod je divan, priroda još lepša, ja poslom vezan za tu lepotu uživam...
mnmlst
I will never forget when I listened to this album for the first time in a bookstore, 20 years ago. They had these CD player stands where you could listen to an album that was chosen by the store while standing up. I always loved world music and the moment I hit play I couldn't believe my ears. It was my first encounter with Mamadou Diabate's work and I will always carry that moment with me, because it was pure magic. I stayed there till the end of the album and went there many times till they removed the album from the stand (it was extremely expensive for me to buy the album at the time). Thank you bookstore worker for choosing this album, and thank you Mamadou for such an amazing work of art.
Jonny Reyes Reyes
Your welcome. 💕
CARL DYDUR
I worked at a record store for 5 years and I always noticed when someone spent a long time at a listening station and I always tried to let them have their space, even if they were not likely to buy something. Discovery and enjoyment of music is magical and can help bring people together.
CARL DYDUR
And they said downloading was killing the music business. It was listening stations at bookstores all along!