Instead, Jobarteh is one of the foremost kora ... strings. The strings can be difficult to keep in tune, particularly when the instrument, traditionally played in the steadily warm weather of ...

“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument ... he plays the kora, a unique kind of harp that’s indigenous to the western African savannah. It has 21 strings and is played ...

A famed Malian musician took to social media on Wednesday to mourn the loss of a priceless instrument he ... caused any damage. The kora is a 21-string harp of African origin, according to ...

A string instrument is often likened to a guitar or harp, and it is made up of a wide-sized calabash as the body and 21 strings. The Kora is a historic African instrument originating in Gambia ...

Ballaké Sissoko accused the Transportation Security Administration of taking his kora ... an instrument that's played all over North Africa and the Middle East. It has 11 strings (in case you ...

Make no mistake about what is happening here — this is a meeting between instruments, not traditions. Most certainly, the dialogue between Malian Ballaké Sissoko’s kora and South African ...

The hallowed tradition of kora ... old West African instrument, reverberated as Sona Jobarteh, a virtuoso from one of Gambia’s most celebrated musical families, plucked its strings with her ...

"How come we've never heard of this beautiful instrument ... he plays the kora, a unique kind of harp that's indigenous to the western African savannah. It has 21 strings and is played with ...

“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument ... he plays the kora, a unique kind of harp that’s indigenous to the western African savannah. It has 21 strings and is played ...