# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/toumani-diabate
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:36:02.006Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/toumani-diabate"
name: "Toumani Diabaté"
slug: "toumani-diabate"
description: "Toumani Diabaté was a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he was involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles of music. In 2006, a panel commissioned by The Independent named him one of the fifty best African artists across media. In its obituary, The Times described him as \"a bold and innovative musical visionary\"."
tagline: "Malian musician (1965–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Toumani_Diabat%C3%A9.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1965-08-10"
deathDate: "2024-07-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.47571333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "toumanidiabatemusic"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    title: "ߕߎ߬ߡߊ߬ߣߌ߲߫ ߖߓߊ߬ߕߍ߫"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump