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Toumani Diabaté

1965 - 2024

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Toumani Diabaté ( too-MAH-nee jah-BAH-tay; 10 August 1965 – 19 July 2024) was a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he was involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles of music. In 2006, the London-based newspaper The Independent named him one of the fifty best African artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Toumani Diabaté has received more than 364,364 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Toumani Diabaté is the 1,809th most popular musician (down from 1,685th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Mali (up from 28th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malian Musician.

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  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Toumani Diabaté ranks 1,809 out of 3,175. Before him are Delia Derbyshire, Pierre Pincemaille, Doc Watson, Joe Bonamassa, Simone Young, and Stephen Morris. After him are Phil Collen, Jimmy Garrison, Dan Ar Braz, Gotye, Larry Adler, and Ludwig Göransson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Toumani Diabaté ranks 330. Before him are Wayne Static, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Claudia Koll, Anvar Ibragimov, Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, and Luc Alphand. After him are Debi Diamond, Colum McCann, John Jensen, Grace Mugabe, Kenta Hasegawa, and Richard Grieco. Among people deceased in 2024, Toumani Diabaté ranks 368. Before him are E. Allen Emerson, Stephen Laybutt, Jon Landau, Timothy West, Klaus Töpfer, and Mitzi Gaynor. After him are Ramiro Blacut, Vic Seixas, Steve Lawrence, Luis Tejada, Michael Jayston, and William Russell.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Toumani Diabaté ranks 27 out of 72. Before him are Modibo Keita (1942), Moctar Ouane (1955), Assimi Goïta (1983), Mahamadou Diarra (1981), Choguel Kokalla Maïga (1958), and Malick Sidibé (1935). After him are Modibo Sidibé (1952), Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948), Cheick Modibo Diarra (1952), Oumou Sangaré (1968), Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (1945), and Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In Mali

Among musicians born in Mali, Toumani Diabaté ranks 2. Before him are Salif Keita (1949).

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