The 21-string kora is West Africa’s traditional harp lute. It is part of West African musical history in Senegal, Guinea, Mali, and other countries. It is a beautiful hand-crafted instrument: a large ...
Kora virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko is less famous, worldwide, than his neighbour. But he is just as great a player of that harp/lute & as musically imaginative. Tomora contains a sublime duet with Toumani ...
Narrow unpainted wood body with leather head. Neck ends in a carved figure of a human head. No strings. Metal hook in front. Judith Knight notes: "“Mongombi” is the local name for the harp or sitar in ...
In shadowy halls and at the gates of cities, under thatch, under rafter or with no roof but their caps between them and the gaping pocket of night, men played the harp—princes, captains, jongleurs, ...
This week Rhythm Planet explores the beauties of the kora, the traditional West African 21-string harp-lute.
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