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Talking Music: A Conversation with Kassé Mady Diabaté

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Friday, April 01, 2016
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Kassé Mady Diabaté & Laurent Dubois

Duke Professor Laurent Dubois, a distinguished historian of the Black Atlantic and author of the recently released book The Banjo: America's African Instrument, joins Kassé Mady Diabaté in conversation about the roots of Diabaté's music in the griot tradition.

A part of Talking Music: Conversations with Scholars, Writers, Archivists, and Artists, co-sponsored by Duke Performances and the Forum for Scholars & Publics. This installment in the series is also co-sponsored by the Duke Africa Initiative.

Contact: Natalie Robles