Other Music Video Showcases Toumani Diabate In-Store

New York's Other Music, which played host to a guest-DJ set by The Black Keys as part of Record Store Day this past Saturday, presented Toumani Diabate in a rare in-store solo lecture-demonstration earlier this year for the Live at Other Music series, to celebrate the release of his new album, The Mande Variations.

"When we’re lucky enough to host a musician with the singular vision and dedication of Malian griot and kora prodigy Toumani Diabate," says Other Music's Josh Madell, "it makes us all take pause. It was an honor to have him play for us at Other Music, and even more so to sit with Diabate and learn."

Here are two videos Other Music created from the event.

This first segment highlights both Toumani's masterly teaching and playing skills:

This second segment contains a performance Toumani dedicates to all the kora players who preceded him:

For more from the series, visit digital.othermusic.com.

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