After releasing his first album (New Ancient Strings) in 1999 with fellow kora player Ballake Sissoko, the Malian born Toumani Diabaté rose to fame in 2006 with the release of Heart Of The Moon, a collaboration with the late Ali Farka Touré that won the duo a grammy for best traditional world music album. With the title of the "Hendrix of the Kora" under his belt, in 2006 the first astonishing album (Boulevard De L'Independance) by his band the Symmetric Orchestra was released, mixing the traditional sounds of West Africa (kora, ngoni, sabar drum etc.) were mixing with more modern western instruments such as electric guitars and keyboards. With the album and the following tours of Europe and America that followed, his name was confirmed as one of the big names in African music in the modern age). His latest album (The Mandé Variations) rose to critical success on its release earlier this year leading The Guardian to say, "Diabaté mixed fearsome technique with a deep humanism and a magical ability to improvise scintillating runs out of thin air." With such people as Bjork and Damon Albarn siting him as a major influence it will truly be a show not to be missed.Date: 21st of October
Venue: The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.
Price: £15 - £20
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