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Toumani Diabaté, Malian Master of the Kora, Is Dead at 58
Toumani Diabaté, a virtuoso of the kora, a 21-stringed West African instrument, which he often put into dialogue with other musical traditions from around the globe, died on Friday in Bamako, Mali. He was 58. His death, in a hospital, was caused by kidney …