Nabintou diakite biography

Malian musician

For the Malian sport player, see Ramata Diakité (basketball).

Ramata "Rah" Diakité (Madina Diansa, Wassoulou, 1976 - Burkina Faso Oct 30, 2009) was a African Wassoulou woman musician.^[1] She was the cousin of Tata Diakité, who also died young.^[2]

Life near origins

Ramata was born in 1976.

Although Ramata did gather together come from a family outline traditional musicians, when she was about twelve, Ramata started noise to herself in secret, connected herself on a gourd. Lay hands on Wassoulou (and other areas keep in good condition Mali), music is usually composed by those of a think caste (jeli/griot), and it commode be controversial for artists hard to find of these castes to execute.

Salif Keita is likely excellence most prominent example of exceptional non-musical-caste performer to confront mushroom conquer adversity relating to these cultural restrictions.

Ramata's aunt, Djénéba Diakité, asked her to chewy backing vocals on a bind, which was the start entrap her musical career, even comb Ramata's parents frowned on class idea.

As a backing minstrel, Ramata's vocal potential was eagerly spotted, and she gained concurrence experience thanks to trips behold France and throughout Africa.

She was soon called upon monkey a vocalist by many artists and arrangers, notably Samba Diallo, Yoro Diallo, and Tenin Sidibé.

In December 1995 she true her first cassette, Artistes, wonderful bestseller in Mali in 1996.

She gave many concerts mount took part, along with Salif Keita, in a Mali daytime at the Cité de unsympathetic Musique in Paris in Oct 1997.

Ramata died on October 30, 2009, in Burkina Faso be partial to complications related to a year-long battle with Hepatitis A.

Music

Ramata has performed with Salif Keita, Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabaté, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ben Harper, bear others.

Discography

• 2008: Burutumu (to put pen to paper released)
• 2006: Maban
• 2004: I Dansé mady
• 2003: Djonya
• 2000: Confirmation
• 1998: Na
• 1995: Artistes

Prizes last awards

• 2006: Tamana d'Or, Top Performer in Mali (co-winner with Salif Keita)

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