Zani Diabate was the first musical super hero I met. The bandleader and ace guitarist, who passed away in Paris last year while recording his final album, often wore a dark beret with an enamel brooch ...

It’s weird, a lot of reissues are coming out that are better than contemporary African bands IMHO. These three caught my ears: Zani Diabate and his Super Djata band was one of the first African bands ...

Such are the musical riches of Malian culture that it is easy to overlook some of its many significant contributors. One of these was the late Zani Diabate, best known as leader and guitar-hero of the ...