Sidiki Diabaté

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.

Not to be confused with Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté.

Sidiki Diabaté
Diabaté in 2016
Background information
Born1992 (age 31–32)
Bamako, Mali

Diabaté was arrested on 24 September 2020 on the count of assault of an ex-girlfriend.[3]

Discography
  • Toumani & Sidiki, with Toumani Diabaté (2014)
  • Diabateba Music, Vol. 1 (2016)
  • Lamomali, with -M- (2017)
  • Béni (2019)

References
  1. "Soundtrack to my life: Afro-pop star Sidiki Diabate's journey through adversity and joy". The National (Abu Dhabi). 2 July 2018.
  2. "Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté: Toumani & Sidiki review – virtuoso, upbeat kora duets". The Guardian. 1 May 2014.
  3. "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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