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Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975)〔 is a kora player. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording five albums ==Life and career== Diabaté was born in Kita, Mali, a town relatively near to Mali's capital of Bamako, known for its artistic and cultural prominence within the Manding community of West Africa.〔Gesret, Céline (2010) "(Mamadou Diabaté: "Si crees en tus decisiones, crees en tu destino" )", ''La Vanguardia'', July 30, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕 He was born into a family of griots, with his father, Djelimory n'fa Diabaté, also a kora musician and a member of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali.〔〔 He began playing the kora, a 21-string harp at a very young age, performing at various public events in his country and was becoming somewhat of a regional celebrity by that time as well.〔Fink, Matt "(Mamadou Diabate Biography )", Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕 In 1996, he went on to travel with a group of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali, and eventually settled in the United States.〔〔"Mamadou Diabate delivers tradition with a taste of blues and jazz", ''Portland Press-Herald'', August 21, 2003, p. 13D〕〔Gaynell Patterson, Karin ''Expressions of Africa in Los Angeles Public Performance, 1781-1994'', UMI Microform ref 3296731, pp. 319-320〕 Since his move to the US, Diabaté has performed with several musicians from the country, including jazz players Randy Weston, Guy Davis, and Donald Byrd, as well as with a griot ensemble composed of musicians from Mali and the United States.〔〔''Rhythm'', Volume 9 (2000), Issues 6-11, p. 96〕 His 2000 debut album ''Tunga'' mixed West African music with blues and jazz influences.〔 A review in ''CMJ New Music Report'' commented on Diabate's "faster, nimbler style of kora playing".〔"(Must Hear: Mamadou Diabate ''Tunga'' )", ''CMJ New Music Report'', February 14, 2000, p. 27. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕 The album featured bassists Cheick Barry and Ira Coleman.〔Henderson, Alex "(''Tunga'' Review )", Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕 In 2005, Diabaté was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Traditional World Music Album category for ''Behmanka'', but lost to the collaboration between his cousin Toumani Diabate and Ali Farka Toure.〔Menconi, David (2010) "(Diabate gets a Grammy lift )", ''News & Observer'', February 1, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕〔Lavaine, Bertrand (2007) "(Mamadou Diabate ''Heritage'' )", RFI music, March 12, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕〔Van Vleck, Philip (2006) "(Mamadou Diabate ''Heritage'' )", ''Billboard'', November 25, 2006, p. 52. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕 The album was described as a "dazzling duet for one" by ''The Washington Post'',〔"Mamadou Diabate's Dazzling Duet for One", ''The Washington Post'', December 31, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2013, p. C05〕 while Philip Van Vleck, reviewing it for ''Billboard'', described it as "a feat of remarkable virtuosity".〔Van Vleck, Philip (2005) "(Mamadou Diabate Behmanka )", ''Billboard'', June 25, 2005, p. 49. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕 His third album, ''Heritage'', was totally instrumental, again showing jazz influences.〔 His group at this time included Djkorya Mory Kante (guitar), Noah Barrett (bass), Baye Kouyati (callabash, talking drum), and Balia Kouyate (balafon).〔 A ''Billboard'' review by Philip Van Vleck described it as "a gorgeous album loaded with music that evokes Mali's soul".〔 His fourth his solo album ''Douga Mansa'', a tribute to his father and grandfather, won the 2010 Grammy for Best Traditional World Music Album.〔〔〔"(Mamadou Diabaté llevará en marzo el ritmo de la kora a España )", ABC.es, February 15, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕 Also in 2010, he was part of the world music trio Djan Djan which included Bobby Singh, an Australian tabla player, and Jeff Lang, an Australian slide guitarist. His fifth album, ''Courage'', was recorded in Mali and released in 2011.〔"(World Music Review: Mamadou Diabate )", ''News & Observer'', March 27, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕 A review in the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' described it as "a truly remarkable disc of music and deserves to be considered equal to anything written or recorded by any composer or symphony orchestra in the rest of the world".〔Marcus, Richard (2011) "(Music Review: Mamadou Diabate - Courage )", ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', April 26, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mamadou Diabaté」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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