Wednesday, July 28, 2021
“He's doing things I've never heard anyone do before” | Introducing... Boubacar 'Badian' Diabaté
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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