Alpha Yaya Diallo is a Guinean-born Canadian guitarist, singer and songwriter.

[3] When Guinea gained its independence from France in 1958, its Marxist first president, Ahmed Sékou Touré, launched a cultural program aimed at the rediscovery and support of "Guinea's music, arts, dance and languages.

At the University of Conakry, he became the bandleader of the Sons of Rais and toured extensively with them throughout West Africa.

[2] He won his first Juno, for The Message in 1999 in the "Best World Music Album" category, a second in 2002 for The Journey and shared a third in 2004 for the African Guitar Summit compilation.

[7] He plays with Ghanaian guitarist Pa Joe Diallo, Adam Solomo and Mighty Popo in African Guitar Summit.