Well, it turns out that Kane did connect with Toumani. Here’s his report:
Dude, it totally worked out. We sat around for another 45 minutes after you left and eventually Bela Fleck came in and walked over while I was playing and said, “sounds great.” He and I had a short exchange and complimented him on [...]
After the Bela Fleck/Toumani Diabate show at Jazz Alley Monday night, I ran into Toumani in the hall. In my rudimentary French, I thanked him for the show and asked him to wait for me for one minute. I ran around the corner and grabbed Seattle kora virtuoso Kane Mathis, with whom I had watched [...]
Banjo legend Bela Fleck and kora master Toumani Diabate have one more show at Jazz Alley tonight, August 11, 2009, shows at 7:30 and 9:30. Don’t miss this show. I saw them last night, and their collaboration is amazing.
Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate at Jazz Alley (link to Jazz Alley website)
There’s also an interesting-sounding [...]