Abdoulaye Diabaté (pianist)

This article is about the pianist. For the singer and guitarist, see Abdoulaye Diabaté.

Abdoulaye Diabaté
Born	1959 (1959)
Died	16 January 2025 (aged 65) Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Education	National School of Arts of Senegal [fr]
Occupation	Jazz pianist

Abdoulaye Diabaté (1959 – 16 January 2025) was a Senegalese jazz pianist.[1]

Life and career

Born in 1959, Diabaté studied at the National School of Arts of Senegal [fr] for 10 years. He developed a passion for jazz and became the leader of the Orchestre National du Sénégal.[2] In 1990, he left Senegal for Europe, leaving the orchestra to his brother, Madou Diabaté [fr].[3] In 2002, he founded the Kora Jazz Trio alongside Djeli Moussa Diawara and Moussa Sissokho, producing three albums and touring across concert venues and jazz clubs.[4] In 2010, Diawara left the trio.

Abdoulaye Diabaté died in Boulogne-Billancourt on 16 January 2025, at the age of 65.[5]

Discography

• Kora jazz trio (2003)
• Part II (2005)
• Part III (2008)[6][7]
• Part IV (2018)[8][9]

References

1. Nar Dia, Abdou (17 January 2025). "Disparition de la Légende du Jazz Africain Abdoulaye Diabaté". Senego (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
2. Le Gros, Julien (16 April 2018). "Abdoulaye Diabaté : « Le jazz est la colonne vertébrale de l'Afrique »". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
3. "NECROLOGIE: Décès de l'auteur-compositeur Madou Diabaté". Xalima News (in French). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
4. Lebesse, Patrick (6 February 2006). "Trois musiciens pour mettre le jazz à la sauce mandingue". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
5. "Le Kora Jazz Trio perd Abdoulaye Diabaté". TSF Jazz (in French). 19 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
6. "Kora Jazz Trio". Le Monde (in French). 13 October 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
7. Mens, Yann (8 October 2011). "La kora en majesté de Soriba Kouyaté". La Croix (in French). Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
8. "Kora Jazz Trio". Citizen Jazz (in French). Archived from the original on 13 April 2021.
9. Bator Dieng, Amatou (14 February 2018). "Kora Jazz Trio : un voyage au bout des émotions". Pan African Music Magazine (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2025.

External links

• Abdoulaye Diabaté discography at Discogs