Kélétigui Diabaté

Also known as Keletigui Diabate

musician (1931–2012)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Mali
Active from: 1931
Active to: 2012-11-30

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Listeners: 5,686
Total plays: 24,235

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Kélétigui Diabaté (1931 – 30 November 2012) was a Malian musician, described as an "undisputed master" of the balafon, and as "one of the greatest figures in Malian contemporary music". Diabaté was born in 1931 into a family of well-known musicians, and learned to play guitar and saxophone as well as the balafon. In the late 1950s, he helped form the Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine (Première Formation), which toured West Africa. He became a founding member <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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