Award-winning kora player Toumani Diabaté returns to the Barbican with material from his new album, Toumani & Sidiki (out on 5 May for World Circuit).
Toumani & Sidiki is a dazzling dialogue – between father and son; past and future; power and restraint – conducted through the kora, the 21-string West African harp which the Diabaté dynasty has transformed into the most iconic of African instruments.
Descended from a long line of griots – custodians of the ancient oral traditions of West Africa's Mandé people – Toumani and Sidiki are two generations of kora players in a family lineage which stretches back hundreds of years.
They invited their fans singing “come see us play”. So we did it and enjoyed every single minute of it. Sidestepper brought their Afro-Colombian groove to WOMAD Festival and it was simply “chevere!” A few minutes later, we witnessed the brilliant 30-year reunion of Songhai – kora king Toumani Diabate with flamenco guitarists…
Artists: Ana Tijoux , Anoushka Shankar , George Clinton , Parliament Funkadelic , Sidestepper , Toumani Diabaté
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