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#AlternateFridayMusic
Feb 13 2026
The prompt is #Bee - at least we think it be!Taj Mahal with Toumani Diabaté and Ramata Diakité, “Queen Bee” from “One World, Many Cultures” (1999)
“One World, Many Cultures” was a compilation put out by Putumayo World Music, a New York label founded in the 90s when ‘world music,’ music from indigenous cultures or ethic traditions outside of the western, English speaking world, became a concept and dare I say it, a fad. That doesn’t mean the music isn’t great, and the label continues to this day.
Taj Mahal is (Is! He’s still with us!) an old school blues musician. While I think of him with just his voice and his acoustic guitar, he’s performed and recorded with backing bands and done many collaborations.
One of those collaborations is here on this somewhat contrived collection of artists from ‘authentic’ traditions but with some visibility in Western pop culture and lesser-known musicians from traditions spanning the globe. “Queen Bee” is a tune from Taj Mahal’s 1978 album “Evolution (The Most Recent).” Here with Malian musicians kora player Toumani Diabaté and vocalist Ramata Diakité, both now sadly departed, it becomes more delicate, even fragile.
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#AlternateFridayMusic
Feb 13 2026
The prompt is #Bee - at least we think it be!Taj Mahal with Toumani Diabaté and Ramata Diakité, “Queen Bee” from “One World, Many Cultures” (1999)
“One World, Many Cultures” was a compilation put out by Putumayo World Music, a New York label founded in the 90s when ‘world music,’ music from indigenous cultures or ethic traditions outside of the western, English speaking world, became a concept and dare I say it, a fad. That doesn’t mean the music isn’t great, and the label continues to this day.
Taj Mahal is (Is! He’s still with us!) an old school blues musician. While I think of him with just him and his acoustic guitar, he’s performed and recorded with backing bands and done many collaborations.
One of those collaborations is here on this somewhat contrived collection of artists from ‘authentic’ traditions but with some visibility in Western pop culture and lesser-known musicians from traditions spanning the globe. “Queen Bee” is a tune from Taj Mahal’s 1978 album “Evolution (The Most Recent).” Here with Malian musicians kora player Toumani Diabaté and vocalist Ramata Diakité, both now sadly departed, it becomes more delicate, even fragile.
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#AlternateFridayMusic
Feb 13 2026
The prompt is #Bee - at least we think it be!Taj Mahal with Toumani Diabaté and Ramata Diakité, “Queen Bee” from “One World, Many Cultures” (1999)
“One World, Many Cultures” was a compilation put out by Putumayo World Music, a New York label founded in the 90s when ‘world music,’ music from indigenous cultures or ethic traditions outside of the western, English speaking world, became a concept and dare I say it, a fad. That doesn’t mean the music isn’t great, and the label continues to this day.
Taj Mahal is (Is! He’s still with us!) an old school blues musician. While I think of him with just his voice and his acoustic guitar, he’s performed and recorded with backing bands and done many collaborations.
One of those collaborations is here on this somewhat contrived collection of artists from ‘authentic’ traditions but with some visibility in Western pop culture and lesser-known musicians from traditions spanning the globe. “Queen Bee” is a tune from Taj Mahal’s 1978 album “Evolution (The Most Recent).” Here with Malian musicians kora player Toumani Diabaté and vocalist Ramata Diakité, both now sadly departed, it becomes more delicate, even fragile.
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#AlternateFridayMusic
Feb 13 2026
The prompt is #Bee - at least we think it be!Taj Mahal with Toumani Diabaté and Ramata Diakité, “Queen Bee” from “One World, Many Cultures” (1999)
“One World, Many Cultures” was a compilation put out by Putumayo World Music, a New York label founded in the 90s when ‘world music,’ music from indigenous cultures or ethic traditions outside of the western, English speaking world, became a concept and dare I say it, a fad. That doesn’t mean the music isn’t great, and the label continues to this day.
Taj Mahal is (Is! He’s still with us!) an old school blues musician. While I think of him with just his voice and his acoustic guitar, he’s performed and recorded with backing bands and done many collaborations.
One of those collaborations is here on this somewhat contrived collection of artists from ‘authentic’ traditions but with some visibility in Western pop culture and lesser-known musicians from traditions spanning the globe. “Queen Bee” is a tune from Taj Mahal’s 1978 album “Evolution (The Most Recent).” Here with Malian musicians kora player Toumani Diabaté and vocalist Ramata Diakité, both now sadly departed, it becomes more delicate, even fragile.
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#AlternateFridayMusic
Feb 13 2026
The prompt is #Bee - at least we think it be!Taj Mahal with Toumani Diabaté and Ramata Diakité, “Queen Bee” from “One World, Many Cultures” (1999)
“One World, Many Cultures” was a compilation put out by Putumayo World Music, a New York label founded in the 90s when ‘world music,’ music from indigenous cultures or ethic traditions outside of the western, English speaking world, became a concept and dare I say it, a fad. That doesn’t mean the music isn’t great, and the label continues to this day.
Taj Mahal is (Is! He’s still with us!) an old school blues musician. While I think of him with just his voice and his acoustic guitar, he’s performed and recorded with backing bands and done many collaborations.
One of those collaborations is here on this somewhat contrived collection of artists from ‘authentic’ traditions but with some visibility in Western pop culture and lesser-known musicians from traditions spanning the globe. “Queen Bee” is a tune from Taj Mahal’s 1978 album “Evolution (The Most Recent).” Here with Malian musicians kora player Toumani Diabaté and vocalist Ramata Diakité, both now sadly departed, it becomes more delicate, even fragile.
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Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté - "Ali and Toumani" (2010)
#NowPlaying #AliFarkaToure #ToumaniDiabate #VinylRecords #vinyl @vinylrecords
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kxdmdwVjEY2n2ExRjkH1Lzh8ZdN3JaXi0&si=5jYtDj8XeEmn8vnY
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Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté - "In The Heart Of The Moon" (2005)
#NowPlaying #AliFarkaToure #ToumaniDiabate #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLetv3SCC-r3avNvjXBwhyrL5koF9JyMbs&si=8XvcRcyaSvotuZKw
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Lovely tribute to Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté, who died on July 19th.
#ToumaniDiabaté #Kora #Mali #Griot #Africa #Mande #Jaliyaa
Toumani Diabaté: the famed musician from Mali who took the kora to the world
https://theconversation.com/toumani-diabate-the-famed-musician-from-mali-who-took-the-kora-to-the-world-235542 -
🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
‐M‐, Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté feat. Santigold, Hiba Tawaji, Ibrahim Maalouf, Seu Jorge, Nekfeu, Youssou N’Dour, Sanjay Khan & ChaCha:
🎵 Solidarité#M #ToumaniDiabaté #SidikiDiabaté #Santigold #HibaTawaji #IbrahimMaalouf #SeuJorge
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An embarrassment of musical riches.
"Toumani & Sidiki" - son and father masterclassing the kora and sonic art itself.
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Toumani #Diabaté
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toumani_Diabat%C3%A9Ballaké #Sissoko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballak%C3%A9_Sissoko"New Ancient Strings"
https://songwhip.com/toumani-diabate/new-ancient-stringsMalian kora music
#nowlistening #music #WorldMusic #Mali #kora
#ToumaniDiabaté #BallakéSissoko