Artist
Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté is an instrumental artist from Maly. 46 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Instrumental · Maly · Best instrumental albums
- 46
- Releases
- 1988–2026
- Active years
Artist
Toumani Diabaté is an instrumental artist from Maly. 46 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Instrumental · Maly · Best instrumental albums
Most popular
In the Heart of the Moon
2005
Malicool
2002
Songhai
1988
Kaira
1988
Kulanjan
1999
Djelika
1995
The Mandé Variations
2008
Ali & Toumani
2026
Lamomali Je t'aime
2025
Lamomali Totem
2025
Toumani, Family & Friends
2022
Kôrôlén
2021
The Ripple Effect
2020
Lamomali Airlines (Live)
2017
Lamomali
2017
L'âme du Mali
2013
A Curva da Cintura
2012
Symphonie Mandingue Live
2011
Songhai, Vol. 2 (Remasterizado)
2011
Ali and Toumani
2010
Boulevard de l'Indépendance
2006
Mali Music
2002
New Ancient Strings
2000
Songhai 2
1994
Toumani & Sidiki
EP · 2014
Secret Garden (Boombass Remix)
Single · 2026
Secret Garden (Chambord Remix)
Single · 2026
Mamadou Kanda Keita
Single · 2026
Elyne Road
Single · 2026
Haïnamady Town
Single · 2026
TotemiX
EP · 2026
Je t'aime (Meloko & Konvex Remix)
Single · 2026
Ama kora (Synapson Remix)
Single · 2026
Toi l'enfant
Single · 2025
Secret Garden
Single · 2025
Fruit of Life
Single · 2025
Nidibou
Single · 2025
Tour d'Ivoire
Single · 2025
Yalemo
Single · 2025
Je suis Mali
Single · 2025
Kanagniniyorodjan
Single · 2024
Koyebebara
Single · 2022
Kauonding Sissoko
Single · 2020
Nashville
Single · 2020
Lamomali Remixes
Single · 2018
Bal de Bamako
Single · 2016
Toumani Diabaté (Tumani Jabate)(born August 10, 1965) is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles. Biography: Diabaté comes from a long family tradition of kora players including his father Sidiki Diabaté, who recorded the first ever kora album in 1970. His family's oral tradition tells of 70 generations of musicians preceding him in a patrilineal line. His cousin Sona Jobarteh is the first female kora player to come from a Griot family. His younger brother Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté is also a prominent kora player. In 1987, Diabate made his first appearance on an album in the UK, on Ba Togoma, an album featuring his father's ensemble. In 1988 Diabaté released his first album in the West, a solo album entitled Kaira, recorded in one afternoon in London and produced by Lucy Durán. In addition to performing Malian traditional music, Diabaté has also performed and recorded in cross-cultural settings. He has collaborated with flamenco group Ketama, forming a combined group known as Songhai and releasing two recordings: Songhai I and …