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Malian music star Toumani Diabate dies after short illness
Mali's "king of kora" Toumani Diabate died on Friday at the age of 58 following a short illness, the musician's family announced on social media. "My dear dad is gone forever," the Malian great's son Sidiki Diabate, who is …