This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 13, 2022. Described as a cross between a harp, a lute, and a guitar, the kora is part of a musical tradition that dates back to the ...

21 Feb – Kora Kengo has been revealed to be the lead in the drama adaptation of Ochiai Naoyuki's "Tsumi to Batsu: A Falsified Romance" manga, which will see the star turning into a shut-in who plots ...

Tonight, we want to introduce you to a musician named Sona Jobarteh, who introduced us to the beautiful sound and story of a centuries-old instrument called the kora. It's a string instrument from ...

We're adapting the way the kora and the oud are played...using contemporary choices within traditional forms. Seattle's Kane Mathis is one of the world's leading performers on the kora, the ...

Beneath the rustling leaves of a majestic mango tree, Aliou Gassama teases a tune from an ancient African harp. Concentration chiseled across his face, he deftly navigates the 21 strings. Gassama is ...

Diali Cissokho and Kaira Ba light up the NC Museum of Art with their kora powered music. Living in Pittsboro, NC, Diali Cissokho takes the music and storytelling traditions from Senegal and blends ...

A follow up to their previous album, Sira, this new album by German trumpet player and kora virtuoso Ablaye Cissoko prove that the kora is an instrument that can truly go with anything. The title ...

Joining the tour as special guests are Black Comet—a multi-dimensional, galactic funk 4-piece founded by Laughton Kora (Kora, L.A.B, Fly My Pretties). Known for their dynamic live jams, high energy, ...

SOAS, University of London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The untimely death of Mali’s Toumani Diabaté at the age of 58 has shocked the music world. The sheer number of tributes, ...

The kora is a 21-string harp-lute instrument that has been played in Africa for centuries. It was the signature of the medieval Manding empire, which populated West Africa from the 13th to the 16th ...

“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world music course discussion board recently. He voiced what many of his ...

Midway through Malian kora player Toumani Diabate’s Thursday concert at Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion, he gave the rapt audience of 6,000 a succinct lesson on his instrument. He spoke about ...