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Diaraba Kante


Biographical Information

Born: Guinea; Kankan, 1922

Died: 1990


References

Charry, Eric. 2000. Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa. Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press.

p. 248

[Faceli Kante's] granduncle Diaraba Kante was the lead bala player with the National Instrumental Ensemble of Guinea.