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Malian tradition lies at the heart and foot-stomping soul of Cheick Hamala Diabate and his band, but their melodies and undeniable rhythms cut... Cheick Hamala Diabate: Tiny Desk Concert There was an ...

“I told New York last night, ‘I am going to my favorite place tomorrow.’” An early intimation of love from Cheick Hamala Diabate to his rapt audience Friday evening at the State House. “I love ...

A few minutes after 5 p.m. Friday, the music of Cheick Hamala Diabate and his sextet began to fill the Enid A. Haupt Garden. The show began almost a half-hour earlier than advertised, so only a ...

There’s a mini library of written and musical material now devoted to exploring the connection between the music of West Africa and of America. The links between things like American blues and the ...

Toubab Krewe fuses rock n'roll with West African sounds. (Photo by Toubab Krewe) Malian griot Cheick Hamala Diabate, who also plays Voodoo earlier on Friday, comes from a long line of West African ...

One of the highlights of 2012’s FloydFest was the pairing of young bluesman Gary Clark Jr. and Malian musician Cheick Hamala Diabate. The pair, introduced just minutes before taking the Folklife ...

A lot of the roots in American roots music stem from Africa, as Malian-born D.C. musician Cheick Hamala Diabate demonstrates whenever he goes onstage. Diabate plays the banjo and the instrument’s ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Malian musician Cheick Hamala Diabate grinned as he looked over the packed room on the second ...

Malian guitar, banjo and n'goni player Cheick Hamala Diabate plays Voodoo Friday, October 26, 2012. (Photo by Cheick Hamala Diabate) The Mali-born banjo and guitar player Cheick Hamala Diabate comes ...

There was an awful lot of dancing going on the first time I stumbled upon the music of Cheick Hamala Diabate. On the dance floor at U Street's Tropicalia that night was a rich cross-section of D.C.