Introducing... Boubacar 'Badian' Diabaté | Songlines
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

“He's doing things I've never heard anyone do before” | Introducing... Boubacar 'Badian' Diabaté

By Simon Broughton

West African acoustic-axe fans take note – a new Malian griot guitarist is here to ratchet up the note ratios with some seriously fleet fretboard action, picking up fans such as Bill Frisell along the way

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Introducing... Boubacar 'Badian' Diabaté (photo by Banning Eyre)

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