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The kora is a ubiquitous African instrument, based on a calabash, which has up to 21 strings. The all-Africa panel of judges honoured Ladysmith Black Mambazo of South Africa with a special award for ...
Dawda plays the 21 stringed Kora, an indigenous West African instrument. Expect some magic as the Kashmiri 100 stringed Santoor would be paired with the Kora for the very first time ever ...
Learn how music and dance create a sense of togetherness and amplify the joy of Eid al-Adha 2025 in Muslim communities around the world.
I NEVER cease to be impressed by the annual Edinburgh International Children’s Festival. Boasting a programme of brilliantly diverse theatre ...
Sean Gaskell will give a performance and educational demonstration on the kora, an ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa. He will feature traditional ... The Kora is a melodic and seemingly ...
Pack your lawn chairs, polish your dancing shoes, and get those concert tickets for these upcoming must-see shows as June is ...
It’s intoxicating, not at all theartsdesk on Vinyl ’s usual thing but achieving soaring lift-off, nonetheless. Comes in photo ...
To Moyun, it's unfortunate that the guzheng remains relatively unknown outside of China, and that some viewers even mistake it for the koto, a Japanese plucked string instrument. She also finds ...
Cullen Hendrix, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, recently crunched the numbers on instruments and tariffs. He found that orchestral strings (think violins and ...