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Kélétigui Diabaté

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Also known as Keletigui Diabate

musician (1931–2012)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Kélétigui Diabaté is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to Germany, Belgium and Mali.

Vinony files it under 1931 births, 2012 deaths and 21st-century Malian people.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Mali
Active from
1931
Active to
2012

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
5,686
Total plays
24,235

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Kélétigui Diabaté (1931 – 30 November 2012) was a Malian musician, described as an "undisputed master" of the balafon, and as "one of the greatest figures in Malian contemporary music". Diabaté was born in 1931 into a family of well-known musicians, and learned to play guitar and saxophone as well as the balafon. In the late 1950s, he helped form the Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine (Première Formation), which toured West Africa. He became a founding member <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Mali
Place of birth
Mali
Place of death
Bamako
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
French
Instrument
saxophone
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date of death
2012-11-30
date of birth
1931-01-01
start of work period
2012-00-00
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