Toumani and Sidiki Diabate
From an exceptional family of 17 generations of kora players and griots, Toumani Diabate has been revolutionizing Malian music.
He was the first to give an international dimension to kora, and wanted to give to his son this practical training and support that he missed when he was younger. Then he realized Sidiki’s potential and decided to play with him, giving us a chance to discover not one but two amazing musicians.
Indeed, if his father is more than recognized around the world for his music, Sidiki Diabate brings something completely new to this traditional music. Through meeting a lot of musicians, including rappers who have influenced him, he also became a well known hip-hop star in Mali. Building upon his father’s music, influenced by Indian culture or Spanish flamenco and his own contacts as a young musician, he brings kora to a new era, the one of technological music.
The duo they make together is a fusion between those two generations and those two different ways to make music. Their songs express weighty concerns with exhilarating energy and joyful optimism.
Toumani and Sidiki are performing here, in Sydney, for one night only, so don’t miss your only chance to hear them live!
Who: Toumani and Sidiki Diabate
When: Tuesday 3th March 2015
Where: City Recital Hall Angel Place
Tickets: Adult $70,City Recital Hall Member $55, Pensioner or student $60, Under30 $50