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Siramory Diabaté (v. 1925 ~ October, 16, 1989) is hailing from great line of jèlílua jèlí (plural, jèlílu) is a bard, loremaster, and praise-singer in the Manding areas whose functions are story-telling, speaking about lineages, singing and playing music as he
want and hear it... Read more. from Kela, craddle of Malian traditionists. That group of jèlílua jèlí (plural, jèlílu) is a bard,
loremaster, and praise-singer in the Manding areas whose functions are story-telling, speaking about lineages, singing and playing music as he want and hear it... Read more. is
particularly recognized for the narrations of the Sundjata epics. She was the daughter of the great ngonifolaThe n'koni is a
melodic instrument hailing from the Fulani, used since antiquity by that ethnic group. In the beginning, it was made with a single string and was probably created by the shepherds using it for
entertainment when they followed the transhumance of their flocks... Read more. Bintufaama Diabaté. The people in Kela still mention him as a great artist, and his ngoni is said to have
continued to play even after he had stopped playing it.
Because of her great knowledge of the epics and tradition, Siramory had been a so famous diva in Mali - she never left,
that many Malian people used to tell about her that « she knows all the Manden ». Settled in Kangaba after her marriage with Nankoman Kouyaté, famous balàfolá (bala player), she gained glory and
prestige before she went to Bamako to be a part of the great national band called «The National Ensemble Instrumental du MaliSchool of
excellence, symbol of the artistic and cultural unit of Mali, the national instrumental Ensemble is a monument of the Malian music. It has been for a long time a required step towards an artistic career... Read more. » ; with that band, she recorded many famous classics folksongs, which the famous folksong «Sara ».
She's got 10 children, and at least 3 of them became world wide famous artists like : Lansiné KouyatéAs youngest son of the famous Malian jelimuso
Siramori Diabaté, Lansiné is born into the tradition of the jàlílu from Kela. This group of jàlílu is particularly recognized for its narrations of the Sundjata epics... Read more., famous
balàfolá, Sanudjé Kouyaté and Bintan Kouyaté, famous jèlímusolua jèlí (plural, jèlílu, jèlímusow, feminine) is a bard, loremaster, and praise-singer in the
Manding areas whose functions are story-telling, speaking about lineages, singing and playing music as he want and hear it... Read more..
source : Jan Jansen Jan Jansen - Tribute to Siramori Diabate (1996) - Études Africaine
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