Question
The kora player Toumani Diabaté (“too-MAH-nee jah-bah-TAY”) partnered with a player of this instrument on the Grammy-winning albums In the Heart of the Moon and Ali and Toumani to blend Songhai and Bambara traditions across Mali. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this instrument that players like Ali Farka Touré and Mdou Moctar have popularized in the West African genre of desert blues.
ANSWER: electric guitars [prompt on guitars]
[10h] When Diabaté and Touré collaborate, Touré often plays these traditionally kora-based ostinatos central to Bambara jaliyaa music on his guitar, allowing Diabaté to play the contrasting improvisation-based birimitingo parts.
ANSWER: kumbengo [or kunbεngo]
[10m] On the track “Sabu Yerkoy,” Touré adapts a song from this country to Songhai lyrics to celebrate Malian independence. This country’s music also inspired the soukous and benga music of Central and East Africa.
ANSWER: Cuba [or Republic of Cuba or República de Cuba]
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