Toumani Diabaté To Release An Album With The London Symphony Orchestra
As we already established this week with the help of Sona Jobarteh
and Ballaké Sissoko, you can put two expert kora players together to
wonderful effect. But another Malian virtuoso, Toumani
Diabaté Jobarteh’s cousin is stretching his wings and testing
out the London Symphony Orchestra does its presence add anything to
the kora? Hear for yourself. I, for one, sort of melted onto the
floor when I first listened to it, so maybe sit down first.
Here’s Toumani
Diabaté and the London Symphony Orchestra performing “Haïnamady