| Malian Kora Musician Mamadou Diabate's Ensemble-I URL: Mamadou Diabate Ensemble: Baye Kouyate (calabash and talking drum), Noah Jarrett (acoustics bass), Mamadou Diabate (composer, arranger and kora), Balia Kouyate (balafon), Djikorya Mory Kante (guitar) Malian kora musician, Mamadou Diabate is a member of the Mandinka West African jeli (musician caste) family. His musical lineage goes back seven centuries to the time of Sunjata Keita, the conqueror of the Malian empire. Tags: mamadou kita Bamako mali west Africa Manding griots jelis kora string instrument calabash talking drum balafon |