The kora is a stringed instrument played extensively across West Africa. Produced by Genevieve Sagno Filmed by Ameer Ahmed and Miriam O'Donkor Edited by Rajni Boddington El-Fasher residents ...

One Bay Area man who plays an unusual West African instrument recently discovered ... After decades of pursuing his passion, he can now play the kora, which is also known as the West African ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an ...

Diabate, a renowned master of the kora—a traditional West African stringed instrument—died at a private clinic in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Born in 1965 into a family of griots, Diabate was ...

“As a teacher of African literature in the U.S.,” Dr. Diouf shares ... simple percussive instruments and shakers while the men play the main instruments (ngoni, balafon, kora, modern guitars, and wind ...

a West African 21-string instrument with similarities to a harp and a lute. Here, a kora is held by Kouyaté from Afro Celt Sound System.

The kora is a stringed instrument played extensively across West Africa. Produced by Genevieve Sagno Filmed by Ameer Ahmed and Miriam O'Donkor Edited by Rajni Boddington El-Fasher residents ...