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| Born | 1992 (age 31–32) Bamako, Mali |
Sidiki Diabaté is a Malian kora player, singer, and music producer born in 1992 in Bamako. He is the son of kora player Toumani Diabaté and grandson of his namesake, Sidiki Diabaté.[1][2] Diabaté belongs to the 77th generation of musicians in a long family tradition of griots, his family being primarily kora players. His father's cousin Sona Jobarteh is the first female kora player to come from a griot family. His uncle Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté is also a kora player.
Diabaté was arrested on 24 September 2020 on the count of assault of an ex-girlfriend.[3]
Discography
[edit]- Toumani & Sidiki, with Toumani Diabaté (2014)
- Diabateba Music, Vol. 1 (2016)
- Lamomali, with -M- (2017)
- Béni (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ "Soundtrack to my life: Afro-pop star Sidiki Diabate's journey through adversity and joy". The National (Abu Dhabi). 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté: Toumani & Sidiki review – virtuoso, upbeat kora duets". The Guardian. 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Arrêté depuis lundi : Sidiki Diabaté est sous mandat de dépôt – Lequotidien – Journal d'information Générale". Lequotidien.sn. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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