Siaka Diabate

kora

Siaka Diabaté was born into a griot family in Orodara, Burkina Faso. He learned to play the balafon with his father. His first scenes were the fields and traditional ceremonies.

In 2008, Siaka moved to Ouagadougou. He started working at the Village Artisanal, making traditional instruments. Here he met other musicians and discovered new genres of music and new instruments. It was the flute that really caught his attention, and he played this instrument every day to improve his skills. The kora became his nightly companion. Diabate remains in demand on stages in Burkina Faso, but is also playing in Ottawa and Montreal, as he moved to Canada in 2022.