Toumani Diabate March 12, 2009

Toumani Diabate, a master kora player from Mali, will bring a very special performance to the festival. Diabate released the widely acclaimed The Mandè Variations in 2008. The kora is a 21-string traditional African Harp. His latest recognitions include a nomination from the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding World Music album and inclusion on recently inaugurated Barack Obama’s shortlist for Borders, for his 1999 collaboration with Taj Mahal, Kulanjan.