Mamadou Diabate Concert History

Mamadou Diabaté was born in 1975 in Kita, a Malian city long known as a center for the arts and culture of the Manding people of West Africa. As the name Diabate indicates, Mamadou comes from a family of griots, or jelis as they are known among the Manding. Jelis are more than just traditional musicians. They use music and sometimes oratory to preserve and sustain people's consciousness of the past, a past that stretches back to the 13th century when the Manding king Sunjata Keita consolidated the vast Empire of Mali...

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 25, 2008
Festival International De Louisiane
"Festival International De Louisiane" / "Tribute To Andy Palacio Concert Tour" / The Garifuna Collective / Aurelio / Umalali / Adrian Martinez / Lloyd Augustine / The Duhks / Habib Koite / Mamadou Diabate / Rosie Ledet
Downtown Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Mar 22, 2008
Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS)
"Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS) / JJ Grey & Mofro / G. Love & Special Sauce / Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra / Vusi Mahlasela / Jason Mraz / O.A.R. / Bedouin Soundclash / Mahalia Barnes / lee ritenour / Ruthie Foster / Hayley Sales / Carus And The True Believers / Guy Davis / Charlie Musselwhite / Tribali / michelle shocked / Weddings, Parties, Anything / Ozomatli / Leah Flanagan / The Cruel Sea / John Butler (solo) / Jon Cleary / John Hammond / Johnny Green's Blues Cowboy / Elliott Brood / Jake Shimabukuro / Bridget Pross / Mamadou Diabate / Loudon Wainwright III Show all bands
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Belongil Fields Byron Bay, South Australia, Australia
Mar 21, 2008
Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS)
"Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS) / Loudon Wainwright III / lee ritenour / The Clarke / Duke Project / John Hammond / Jason Mraz / Charlie Musselwhite / Seasick Steve / michelle shocked / Gotye / Jake Shimabukuro / Ron Sexsmith / Johnny Green's Blues Cowboy / Mamadou Diabate / Leah Flanagan / Ruthie Foster / Sinead O'Connor / Eskimo Joe / Don McLean / Mavis Staples / Galactic / Damien Dempsey / Ray Davies / Ian Brown / Jeff Lang / Raul Midon / Lucy Wainwright Roche / Amali Ward Show all bands
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Belongil Fields Byron Bay, South Australia, Australia
Mar 20, 2008 –
Mar 24, 2008
Bluesfest (Byron Bay, AUS)
"Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS) / John Fogerty / Buddy Guy / Keith Urban / Sinéad O'Connor / John Butler Trio / Ray Davies / KT Tunstall / The Cat Empire / The Cruel Sea / Xavier Rudd / Don McLean / Wilco / Keb' Mo' / John Hiatt / G Love and Special Sauce / Maceo Parker / Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra / Mavis Staples / Troy Cassar-Daley / Gotye / Jason Mraz / Seasick Steve / Rodrigo y Gabriela / michelle shocked / Eskimo Joe / Ian Brown / The Clarke / Duke Project / Ozomatli / Weddings Parties Anything / Cocoo + GoRo / lee ritenour / Lior / Charlie Musselwhite / Patty Griffin / The Audreys / Mamadou Diabate / Lost Dogs / Kasey Chambers / Loudon Wainwright III / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Vusi Mahlasela / Ruthie Foster / The Beautiful Girls / Galatic / Brandi Carlile / Damien Dempsey / John Hammond / JJ Grey & Mofro / The Bellarays / Jeff Lang / Ron Sexsmith / Angus & Julia Stone / Clare Bowditch / Fiona Boyes / True Live / The McClymonts / Jake Shimabukuro / The Music Maker Foundation / Sugarland / Newton Faulker / Dan Mangan / O.A.R. / Chris Wilson / Mojo Webb / Martinez / Kate Miller Heidke / Carus And The True Believers / Dan Sultan / Elliott Brood / Chain / Holly Smith / Guy Davis / Bedouin Soundclash / Corb Lund & the Hurtin' Albertans / Hat Fitz / Son Veneno / The Last Town Chorus / The Angry Tradesman / The Basics / Will Connor / Raul Midon / Beau Young / Leah Flanagan / Johnny Green's Blues Cowboys / Johnny Grey's Rockinitis / Lisa Hunt Band / Mongrels of Passion / Clint Crighton / Jess Clements / Lucy Wainwright Roche / emdee / Mason Rack / Marshall & the Fro / The Huckleberry Swedes / The Re-Mains / Sara Tindley / Juzzie Smith / Bridget Pross / Jason Lowe / The Blues Preachers / Amali Ward / Tompo / Cody Butler / Jono McNeil / Mahalia Barnes / Sneaky Weasel Band / The Black Crowes / Tribali / Jeff Martin / Jeff Martin Show all bands
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Belongil Fields Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 14, 2008 –
Mar 16, 2008
Blue Mountains Music Festival
Eleanor McEvoy / Loudon Wainwright III / Ron Sexsmith / Sarah Blasko / Kate Miller-Heidke / Ruthie Foster / Dan Sultan / Karl Broadie / The Fumes / Jake Shimabukuro / Mamadou Diabate / The Chipolatas / Waiting For Guinness / Shane Howard / Circle of Rhythm / Tjupuru / Truckstop Honeymoon / Hans Theessink / Eddi Reader / Genticorum / Elana James / Claude Hay / Method / Chase the Sun / Kristina Olsen / Andrew Winton / Danny O'Keefe / Jimmy Carr / Marlene Cummins / Cloud Control / Psycho Zydeco / Brewster Bros. / Chase the Sun Show all bands
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Katoomba RSL Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
Jan 10, 2008
Mamadou Diabate Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield, Maine, United States
Dec 29, 2007 –
Jan 01, 2008
Peats Ridge Festival 2008
Salmonella Dub / The Temper Trap / Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu / Sparkadia / Belles Will Ring / Snob Scrilla / Claude Hay / Tijuana Cartel / Maga Bo / Monsieur Camembert / The Fumes / Frightened Rabbit / King Tide / Wagons / Andy Bull / Pivot / Blue Juice / Hermitude / Deep Sea Arcade / Papa vs. Pretty / The Dead Sea / Cuthbert & the Nightwalkers / Chase the Sun / The Blackwater Fever / Fergus Brown / Mitch Grainger / Brian Campeau Trio / Ashleigh Mannix / Murray Kyle / Mamadou Diabate / Jamie Lloyd / Filastine / Tracey Redhead / Mick Hart / Elana Stone / Jill Barber / Hawksley Workman / Dallas Frasca / Jon Cleary / Chris Gudu / Ray Man Three / Leanne Paris Band / Yen / Kid Confucious / The Bakery / Jason Walker / Matthew Barber / Seagull / Cloud Control Show all bands
Glenworth Valley Peats Ridge, NSW, Australia
Dec 02, 2007
"Adelaide Guitar Festival" / Mamadou Diabate / John Hammond / Cindy Cashdollar / Alvin Youngblood Hart / Fiona Boyes

Adelaide Guitar Festival

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Dec 01, 2007
"Adelaide Guitar Festival" / Cindy Cashdollar / John Hammond / Mamadou Diabate / Alvin Youngblood Hart / Fiona Boyes

Adelaide Guitar Festival

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Nov 30, 2007
"Adelaide Guitar Festival" / Mamadou Diabate / Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings / Cindy Cashdollar / Corey Harris / Alvin Youngblood Hart

Adelaide Guitar Festival

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Nov 29, 2007
"Adelaide Guitar Festival" / Cindy Cashdollar / Mamadou Diabate / Corey Harris

Adelaide Guitar Festival

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Nov 23, 2007
"Festival In The Desert" / Tinariwen / Mamadou Diabate

Festival In The Desert

Club Soda Montréal, Québec, Canada
Nov 19, 2007
Mamadou Diabate The Ark Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Nov 18, 2007
Mamadou Diabate The Ark Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Nov 17, 2007
Tinariwen / Mamadou Diabate Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 29, 2007
Mamadou Diabate Gravity Lounge Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Aug 17, 2007
CX-1 / Mamadou Diabate / Chalwa

One World Innernational Music Celebration

Deerfields Amphitheatre Horse Shoe, North Carolina, United States
Jul 22, 2007
"Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival" / The Avett Brothers / Mamadou Diabate

Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival

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Trumansburg Fairgrounds Trumansburg, New York, United States
Jul 21, 2007
"Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival" / Balfa Toujours / Hugh Masekela / John Brown's Body / Mamadou Diabate

Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival

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Trumansburg Fairgrounds Trumansburg, New York, United States
Apr 22, 2007
Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival
"Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival" / Breakneck Creek / ______ / Louise Kessel / Sweet By & By / Mickey LePew / Geoff Achison / The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams / Donna the Buffalo / Cane Creek Cloggers / The Infamous Stringdusters / Compost Theatre / The Allen Boys / Kusun Ensemble / Eilen Jewell / Preston Frank / Mamadou Diabate / Peace Jones / Elikem African Dance / Dub Addis / Bombadil Show all bands
Shakori Hills Community Center Silk Hope, North Carolina, United States

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Blue Mountains Music Festival
Mar 14 - 16, 2008
 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
  Embedded by Adam Wilkinson


Blue Mountains Music Festival
Mar 14 - 16, 2008
 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
  Embedded by Adam Wilkinson

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