Malian songs have caught the ears of a variety of westerners musicians in recent years from Robert Plant to the indie outsider Sublime Frequencies label to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival , Canadian banjoist Jayme Stone and American banjoist Bela Fleck . Read More
A master of the kora (21-string West African harp), Toumani Diabaté has brought the traditional music of his native Mali to the ... Read the full Toumani Diabaté bio.