Toumani Diabaté @ Musical Instrument Museum

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That’s the brief history of Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté, who performs an exclusive one-night-only concert at the Musical Instrument Museum. Diabaté plays the 21-string instrument native to West Africa like no other.

A pre-concert chat at 7 p.m. with Diabaté precedes the performance.