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Mama Diabaté

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Mama Diabaté
Born1959 (1959)
Died (aged 63)
Conakry, Guinea
NationalityGuinean
Occupation(s)Singer
Musician

Mama Diabaté (1959 – 5 December 2023) was a Guinean singer and multi-instrument musician.[1]

Biography

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Born in 1959 in Banian, Diabaté was a cousin of Sékou Diabaté [fr].[2] She began her career in 1970 and played music with six traditional instruments: the bolon, the kora, the dunun, the dan, the balafon, the djembe, and the guitar.[3] She held numerous concerts in Africa, Europe, and the United States and recorded several albums. In 2002, she recorded an album titled Donkili Diarabi with her sisters Sona Diabaté [fr] and Sayon Diabaté.[4] After living in Sierra Leone for several years, she returned to Guinea in 2021 to release an album.[5][6]

Mama Diabaté died in Conakry on 5 December 2023, at the age of 63.[7]

Discography

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Diabaté released three albums between 1993 and 1995.[8]

  • Koffi Cola Na Yo (1993)
  • La Biche du Manding (1993)
  • N'na niwalé (1995)

References

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  1. ^ Camara, Sayon (5 December 2023). "Page noire : L'artiste Mama Diabaté a tiré sa révérence…". Africa Guinée (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ Barry, Kadiatou (26 September 2023). "Qui est l'artiste chanteuse Mama Diabaté?". Bkinfo7 (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Mama Diabaté". Music in Africa (in French).
  4. ^ "Mama Diabaté". Afrisson (in French).
  5. ^ Condé, Bintou (22 February 2021). "Culture : Mama Diabaté sur la voie de transmettre son savoir à la nouvelle génération". Guinée Culture Magazine (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Mama Diabaté : la Biche du Mandingue a pris de l'âge, sa voix reste intacte !". Farafina Info (in French). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ^ S., Noumoukè (5 December 2023). "Conakry : Mama Diabaté, la grande voix du Manding, s'éteint à Conakry". Mediaguinée.com (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Mama Diabaté". AfrikMusique (in French). Archived from the original on 5 December 2023.