Mama Diabaté
Mama Diabaté | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 |
| Died | (aged 63) Conakry, Guinea |
| Nationality | Guinean |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Musician |
Mama Diabaté (1959 – 5 December 2023) was a Guinean singer and multi-instrument musician.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in 1959 in Banian, Diabaté was a cousin of Sékou Diabaté.[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 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
[edit]Diabaté released three albums between 1993 and 1995.[8]
- Koffi Cola Na Yo (1993)
- La Biche du Manding (1993)
- N'na niwalé (1995)
References
[edit]- ^ Camara, Sayon (5 December 2023). "Page noire : L'artiste Mama Diabaté a tiré sa révérence…". Africa Guinée (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Barry, Kadiatou (26 September 2023). "Qui est l'artiste chanteuse Mama Diabaté?". Bkinfo7 (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Mama Diabaté". Music in Africa (in French).
- ^ "Mama Diabaté". Afrisson (in French).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mama Diabaté". AfrikMusique (in French). Archived from the original on 5 December 2023.