# Toumani Diabate

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Joe Boyd and the Roots of Rhythm

Joe Boyd is a legendary producer who helped bring artists like Pink Floyd, Nick Drake and Toumani Diabate to the world alongside producing classic albums by Toots and the Maytals, REM, Taj Mahal and countless others.  His new book is "And the Roots of Rhythm Remain" and it is an astounding and ins…

BLOWIN 6 JULY 2025

Higher! Blowin, with Rob Walsh blowin@gmail.com PLAYLIST Sly & The Family Stone – I Want To Take You Higher – 1970 Beach Boys – Good Vibrations – Smiley Smile CD – Capitol – 1966 Aphex Twin – Quad Rave TEAC – Soundcloud download 2015 Baloji & L’Orchestre De La Kantuba feat. Kuku – Buy Africa – R…

Colonial Legacy Is Still Being Maintained In African Schools | Sona Jobarteh

Kora virtuoso, Sona Jobarteh says African youths must be exposed to a new kind of educational experience not the colonised education that tells them they are inferior. That European colonial legacy needs to make way for a new system where the African child is taught to believe in himself. In an in…

Global Collabs 03/09/2025

Enjoy these international jams!Track #1 - Niger by Malian Musicians & Damon AlbarnTrack #2 - Spoons by Malian Musicians & Damon AlbarnTrack #3 - Le Relax by Malian Musicians & Damon AlbarnTrack #4 - The Dancing King by Damon AlbarnTrack #5 - Nsera by Fatoumata Diawara & Damon AlbarnTrack #6 - Mouss…

Joe Boyd: A Lifetime Seeking Unexpected Music

Seems like whenever musical history was made over the last sixty years, Joe Boyd was there. He produced Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Richard Thompson, 10,000 Maniacs, Billy Bragg, and introduced startling world music to Western audiences, including Trio Bulgarka, Ivo Papasov, and To…

Kayhan Kalhor - a conversation with the master

Kayhan Kalhor is one of the outstanding instrumentalists of our time. A virtuoso of the kamancheh, he has helped popularize traditional Persian music and collaborated with musicians from Yo Yo Ma and Toumani Diabate.      We connect with the Grammy Award winning artist at his home in Tehran and ch…

Moonbeam Levels

After easing into the new year with a home-based episode of Moonbeam Levels, the plan was to come to the Sister Midnight FM studio with a special guest in tow for February. One of Lewisham’s greatest success stories who has ventured far and wide in his pursuit of a sound to call his own. But it was…

Backline Chat w/Brian Kramer - Blues Musician, International Jam Host and Artist

In this episode, our first international podcast, I chatted with musician and artist Brian Kramer. Brian is the artist of the SF BAY AREA LIVE MUSIC logo. During our chat we spoke of how we met, the development of the logo, Brian’s extensive art portfolio, his international blues music jam (which h…

Just A Blip 119 - ddr. - 3rd May 2026

Just A Blip 119 / Saturday 03.05.26 / 14.00 - 16.00 Like what you hear? Consider supporting ddr.: https://listen.dublindigitalradio.com/donate Just A Blip archive: https://www.mixcloud.com/DublinDigitalRadio/playlists/just-a-blip/ Don Cherry - Malkauns Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - Ruby Bat…

Just A Blip 110 Bricfeasta - DDR - 22nd March 2025

Saturday Morning Special Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No. 2 & 3 John Carrol Kirby - Cascata di Malbaco Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Sehnsucht Ich Will Dich Lassen Robert Wyatt - Gharbzadegi Herbie Hancock - Doom Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - Doudou Mohamed Syfkan - Waster Years Semi Sheheen & his U…