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'''Mamadou Diabaté''' (born 1975) is a ] ] players. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the ], recording several albums. '''Mamadou Diabaté''' (born 1975)<ref name="RFI" /> is a ] known for his work with the ]. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of ] in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording several albums.


==Life and career== ==Life and career==
Diabaté was born in ], Mali,<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p410532/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Mamadou Diabate |accessdate=2008-03-05 |last=Fink |first=Matt |work=] |publisher=] }}</ref> a town relatively near to Mali's capital of ], known for its artistic and cultural prominence within the ] community of ].<ref name=malimusic>{{cite web |url=http://www.mali-music.com/Cat/CatM/MamadouDiabate.htm |title=Mamadou Diabaté - Kora |date=2004-03-03 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |work=Mali Music }}</ref> He was born into a family of ]s, with his father, Djelimory n'fa Diabaté, also a kora musician and a member of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali. He moved to Bamako at four years old with his father, but returned to his birthplace to attend school.<ref name=malimusic/> He began playing the kora, a 21-string harp, at a very young age, and became so enthralled with the instrument that his mother eventually forbade him to play it in order to do academic work, though he quickly began attempts to make one himself.<ref name=allmusic/> After he had left school to further pursue the instrument, Diabaté began to perform at various public events in his country.<ref name=malimusic/> He had won several music competitions by the time he was 15, and was becoming somewhat of a regional celebrity by that time as well, having performed for several important personages.<ref name=allmusic/> Diabaté was born in ], Mali, a town relatively near to Mali's capital of ], known for its artistic and cultural prominence within the ] community of ].<ref name="Gesret">Gesret, Céline (2010) "", '']'', July 30, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref> He was born into a family of ]s, with his father, Djelimory n'fa Diabaté, also a kora musician and a member of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali.<ref name="RFI" /><ref name="Fink" /> He began playing the kora, a 21-string instrument used extensively in West Africa, at a very young age, performing at various public events in his country and was becoming somewhat of a regional celebrity by that time as well.<ref name="Fink">Fink, Matt "", ]. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref>


In 1996, he went on to travel with a group of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali, and eventually settled in the United States.<ref name="Fink" /><ref name="PPH">"Mamadou Diabate delivers tradition with a taste of blues and jazz", '']'', August 21, 2003, p. 13D</ref><ref name="Patterson">Gaynell Patterson, Karin ''Expressions of Africa in Los Angeles Public Performance, 1781-1994'', UMI Microform ref 3296731, pp. 319–320</ref> Since his move to the US, Diabaté has performed with several musicians from the country, including jazz players ], ], and ], as well as with a griot ensemble composed of musicians from Mali and the United States.<ref name="PPH" /><ref>''Rhythm'', Volume 9 (2000), Issues 6-11, p. 96</ref>
In 1996, he went on to travel with a group of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali,<ref name=banning>{{cite web |url=http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/mamadou_profile.html |title=Mamadou Diabaté, from Bamako to Brooklyn |year=2000 |accessdate=2008-03-05 |last=Eyre |first=Banning |work=Cora Connection }}</ref> and eventually settled in the United States.<ref name=duke>{{cite news |first=Sally |last=Hicks |title=Music with a Message |url=http://news.duke.edu/2007/03/diabate.html |work=Duke University Office of News & Communications |publisher=] |location=], ] |date=2007-03-01 |accessdate=2008-03-05 }}</ref>


His debut album, ''Tunga'' (2000), mixed West African music with blues and jazz influences.<ref name="PPH" /> A review in '']'' commented on Diabate's "faster, nimbler style of kora playing".<ref name="CMJ">"", '']'', February 14, 2000, p. 27. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref> The album featured bassists Cheick Barry and ].<ref name="Henderson">Henderson, Alex "", ]. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref>
Since his move to the U.S., Diabaté has performed with several musicians from the country, including ] players Victor Wooten ] Blue legend Taj Mahal and , as well as with a griot ensemble composed of musicians from Mali and the United States.<ref name=malimusic/> In 2005, Diabaté was nominated for a Grammy Award but lost to the collaboration between his cousin Toumani Diabate and Ali Farka Toure . Four years later, the racist cold hard devils Irish American Liz Carroll and John Doyle lost to Mamadou Diabate for his solo album Douga Mansa, which won the 2010 Grammy for Best Traditional Music.<ref name=duke/>


In 2005, Diabaté was nominated for a ] in the Traditional World Music Album category for ''Behmanka'', but lost to the collaboration between his cousin ] and ].<ref name="Menconi">Menconi, David (2010) "", '']'', February 1, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref><ref name="RFI">Lavaine, Bertrand (2007) " {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021201926/http://www.rfimusique.com/musiqueen/articles/087/article_7867.asp |date=2014-10-21 }}", RFI music, March 12, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref><ref name="Vleck2">Van Vleck, Philip (2006) "", '']'', November 25, 2006, p. 52. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref> The album was described as a "dazzling duet for one" by '']'',<ref>"Mamadou Diabate's Dazzling Duet for One", '']'', December 31, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2013, p. C05</ref> while Philip Van Vleck, reviewing it for '']'', described it as "a feat of remarkable virtuosity".<ref name="Vleck">Van Vleck, Philip (2005) "", '']'', June 25, 2005, p. 49. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref>
==Discography==

*''Tunga'' (2000)
His third album, ''Heritage'', was totally instrumental, again showing jazz influences.<ref name="RFI" /> His group at this time included Djkorya Mory Kante (guitar), Noah Barrett (bass), Baye Kouyati (callabash, talking drum), and Balia Kouyate (balafon).<ref name="Vleck2" /> A ''Billboard'' review by Philip Van Vleck described it as "a gorgeous album loaded with music that evokes Mali's soul".<ref name="Vleck2" />
*''Behmanka'' (2004), nominated for 2005 Grammy award

*''Heritage'' (2006), winner of 2007 Folk Alliance award
His fourth solo album, ''Douga Mansa'', a tribute to his father and grandfather, won the 2010 Grammy for Best Traditional World Music Album.<ref name="Gesret" /><ref name="Menconi" /><ref name="ABC">"", ABC.es, February 15, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref> Also in 2010, he was part of the world music trio '']'', which included Bobby Singh, an Australian ] player, and ], an Australian slide guitarist.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elder|first=Bruce|title=When musical worlds collide, the sum shines brigh|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=15 March 2010|pages=10}}</ref>
*''Douga Mansa'' (2008), winner of 2009 Grammy award

*''Courage'' (2011)
His fifth album, ''Courage'', was recorded in Mali and released in 2011.<ref name="NandO">" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194950/http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/27/1082023/world-music-review-mamadou-diabate.html |date=2014-01-02 }}", '']'', March 27, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref> A review in the '']'' described it as "a truly remarkable disc of music and deserves to be considered equal to anything written or recorded by any composer or symphony orchestra in the rest of the world".<ref name="Marcus">Marcus, Richard (2011) "", '']'', April 26, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013</ref>
Mtv Music Awards (2014)

== Discography==
===Albums===
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! rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details
! colspan="1"| Peak positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="50"| ]<br/>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Tunga''
|
* Released: 2000
* Label: Alula Records (ALU-1019)
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Behmanka''
|
* Released: 2005
* Label:Tradition & Moderne (T&M 029)
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Heritage''
|
* Released: 2006
* Label: World Village (468064)
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Douga Mansa''
|
* Released: 2007
* Label: Top Shelf (INSTRUMENTAL 001)
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
! scope="row"| '']'' <br> (with ] and ])
|
* Released: 2010
* Label: ABC (2723504)
* Formats: CD, digital
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Courage''
|
* Released: 2011
* Label: World Village Music (468108)
* Formats: CD, digital
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Griot Classique'
|
* Released: July 2014
* Label: JRS (001)
* Formats: CD, digital
| —
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===ARIA Music Awards===
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! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| ]
| ''Djan Djan'' <br> (with Bobby Singh and Jeff Lang)
| ]
| {{won}}
| <ref name="World">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-world-music-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 27 June 2024

This article is about the Malian musician. For the Burkinabe musician of the same name, see Mamadou Diabaté (Burkinabe musician). For his cousin, also a Malian musician, see Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté.
Mamadou Diabaté
Cover from Mamadou Diabate's album HeritageCover from Mamadou Diabate's album Heritage
Background information
Birth nameMamadou Diabaté
Born1975
OccupationMusician
InstrumentKora
Years active1990s–present
Musical artist

Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975) is a Malian musician known for his work with the kora. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording several albums.

Life and career

Diabaté was born in Kita, Mali, a town relatively near to Mali's capital of Bamako, known for its artistic and cultural prominence within the Manding community of West Africa. He was born into a family of griots, with his father, Djelimory n'fa Diabaté, also a kora musician and a member of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali. He began playing the kora, a 21-string instrument used extensively in West Africa, at a very young age, performing at various public events in his country and was becoming somewhat of a regional celebrity by that time as well.

In 1996, he went on to travel with a group of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali, and eventually settled in the United States. Since his move to the US, Diabaté has performed with several musicians from the country, including jazz players Randy Weston, Guy Davis, and Donald Byrd, as well as with a griot ensemble composed of musicians from Mali and the United States.

His debut album, Tunga (2000), mixed West African music with blues and jazz influences. A review in CMJ New Music Report commented on Diabate's "faster, nimbler style of kora playing". The album featured bassists Cheick Barry and Ira Coleman.

In 2005, Diabaté was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Traditional World Music Album category for Behmanka, but lost to the collaboration between his cousin Toumani Diabaté and Ali Farka Touré. The album was described as a "dazzling duet for one" by The Washington Post, while Philip Van Vleck, reviewing it for Billboard, described it as "a feat of remarkable virtuosity".

His third album, Heritage, was totally instrumental, again showing jazz influences. His group at this time included Djkorya Mory Kante (guitar), Noah Barrett (bass), Baye Kouyati (callabash, talking drum), and Balia Kouyate (balafon). A Billboard review by Philip Van Vleck described it as "a gorgeous album loaded with music that evokes Mali's soul".

His fourth solo album, Douga Mansa, a tribute to his father and grandfather, won the 2010 Grammy for Best Traditional World Music Album. Also in 2010, he was part of the world music trio Djan Djan, which included Bobby Singh, an Australian tabla player, and Jeff Lang, an Australian slide guitarist.

His fifth album, Courage, was recorded in Mali and released in 2011. A review in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer described it as "a truly remarkable disc of music and deserves to be considered equal to anything written or recorded by any composer or symphony orchestra in the rest of the world".

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak positions
AUS
Tunga
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Alula Records (ALU-1019)
  • Formats: CD
 —
Behmanka
  • Released: 2005
  • Label:Tradition & Moderne (T&M 029)
  • Formats: CD
 —
Heritage
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: World Village (468064)
  • Formats: CD
 —
Douga Mansa
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Top Shelf (INSTRUMENTAL 001)
  • Formats: CD
 —
Djan Djan
(with Bobby Singh and Jeff Lang)
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: ABC (2723504)
  • Formats: CD, digital
 —
Courage
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: World Village Music (468108)
  • Formats: CD, digital
 —
Griot Classique'
  • Released: July 2014
  • Label: JRS (001)
  • Formats: CD, digital
 —

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2010 Djan Djan
(with Bobby Singh and Jeff Lang) 		Best World Music Album Won

See also

References

  1. ^ Lavaine, Bertrand (2007) "Mamadou Diabate Heritage Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine", RFI music, March 12, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  2. ^ Gesret, Céline (2010) "Mamadou Diabaté: "Si crees en tus decisiones, crees en tu destino"", La Vanguardia, July 30, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  3. ^ Fink, Matt "Mamadou Diabate Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  4. ^ "Mamadou Diabate delivers tradition with a taste of blues and jazz", Portland Press Herald, August 21, 2003, p. 13D
  5. Gaynell Patterson, Karin Expressions of Africa in Los Angeles Public Performance, 1781-1994, UMI Microform ref 3296731, pp. 319–320
  6. Rhythm, Volume 9 (2000), Issues 6-11, p. 96
  7. "Must Hear: Mamadou Diabate Tunga", CMJ New Music Report, February 14, 2000, p. 27. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  8. Henderson, Alex "Tunga Review", AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  9. ^ Menconi, David (2010) "Diabate gets a Grammy lift", News & Observer, February 1, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  10. ^ Van Vleck, Philip (2006) "Mamadou Diabate Heritage", Billboard, November 25, 2006, p. 52. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  11. "Mamadou Diabate's Dazzling Duet for One", The Washington Post, December 31, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2013, p. C05
  12. Van Vleck, Philip (2005) "Mamadou Diabate Behmanka", Billboard, June 25, 2005, p. 49. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  13. "Mamadou Diabaté llevará en marzo el ritmo de la kora a España", ABC.es, February 15, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  14. Elder, Bruce (15 March 2010). "When musical worlds collide, the sum shines brigh". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 10.
  15. "World Music Review: Mamadou Diabate Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine", News & Observer, March 27, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  16. Marcus, Richard (2011) "Music Review: Mamadou Diabate - Courage", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 26, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013
  17. ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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