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Stringed instrument from West Africa
The kora (Manding languages: ߞߐߙߊ kɔra) is a stringed instrument used extensively in West Africa. A kora typically has 21 strings, which are played by
Kora_(instrument)
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Kora Kōra, Shiga, a town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan Kora National Park, Coast Province, Kenya Kora, Mali, a village in Mopti, Mali Kora (instrument)
Kora
Gambian musician (born 1983)
principal kora-playing (griot) families from West Africa, and the first female member of such a family to rise to prominence on this instrument. The playing
Sona_Jobarteh
musical instruments that were considered demonic. An example that would further define the music of Sub-Sahara is the Kora music and Kora instrument. Kora is
Music_of_West_Africa
Malian musician (1965–2024)
tradition of players of the kora, a 21-string west African harp-like instrument. His father, Sidiki Diabaté, recorded the first-ever kora album, in 1970. His
Toumani_Diabaté
24 string, electric double bridge-harp
electro-acoustic instrument. The Gravi-kora is a similar instrument, also developed by Grawi, which is tuned identically to a traditional 21 string kora. The Gravikord
Gravikord
Gambian musician (1915–2001)
players of the kora, a 21-string west African harp-like instrument. He was introduced to music by his father Fili Jobarteh, a jali who played kora, although
Amadu_Bansang_Jobarteh
Senegalese musician
(born 14 February 1978) is a kora player and drummer from Senegal. He is one of the few champions of the lesser-known kora repertoire from Casamance in
Seckou_Keita
Guinean musician (1950–2020)
Kanté (29 March 1950 – 22 May 2020) was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké"
Mory_Kanté
Malian musician (born 1992)
Sidiki Diabaté is a Malian kora player, singer, and music producer born in 1992 in Bamako. He is the son of kora player Toumani Diabaté and grandson of
Sidiki_Diabaté
Gambian griot and kora player musician (1950–2025)
Though his father was a master kora player, in griot tradition, a father does not teach his own children the instrument. When Foday was nine, his father
Foday_Musa_Suso
Gambian kora musician
and praise singers. His father taught him to play the kora, a 21-stringed, lute-like instrument, when he was five years old. Papa Susso's ancestors were
Papa_Susso
Mali kora player
Yacouba Sissoko is a Mali kora player, best known for his collaborations with jazz and pop musicians. Born in Mali, he now lives in Harlem in New York
Yacouba_Sissoko
Malian kora player (born 1982)
Diabaté (born 23 September 1982) is a Mandé kora player and jeli from Bamako, Mali. He is the 71st generation of kora players in his family and a son of Sidiki
Mamadou_Sidiki_Diabaté
Balla Tounkara is a kora player and singer from Mali. He was born in Mali into a family of griots, who traditionally played music to the kings of the Malian
Balla_Tounkara
American jazz musician
primary instrument for the duration of his career, but he also plays trumpet, tuba, bamboo flutes, shakuhachi, flute, double reeds, the West African kora, gembri
William_Parker_(musician)
Musical artist
Soriba Kouyaté (1963–2010) was a Senegalese kora player. He was born in Dakar, the son of kora player Mamadou Kouyaté. He played with musicians like Youssou
Soriba_Kouyaté
Malian player of the kora (born 1968)
Ballaké Sissoko (born 1968) is a Malian player of the kora. He has worked with Toumani Diabaté and Taj Mahal, and is a member of the group 3MA with Driss
Ballaké_Sissoko
Senegalese-Canadian musician
Quebec. He is most noted for his 2020 album Kora Flamenca, an exploration of the fusion of African kora with Spanish flamenco which won the Félix Award
Zal_Sissokho
Musical artist
n'fa Diabaté, also a kora musician and a member of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali. He began playing the kora, a 21-string instrument used extensively in
Mamadou_Diabaté
Malian musician, singer, and jelimuso
Kouyaté, born in 1959 in Kita, Mali) is a Malian jelimuso (a female griot) and kora player; she has earned the prestigious title of ngara, and is sometimes called
Kandia_Kouyaté
English musician (born 1958)
Adam Doughty is a Kora player, teacher and maker based in the United Kingdom and France as well as Senegal. He began playing the kora in 1991, almost 10
Adam_Doughty
Musical artist
Seckou Keita. In his early years, he learned to play the Kora, mastering additional instruments like Djembe, Guitar, and Bass. His musical journey led him
Solo_Cissokho
Gambian musician and storyteller (1920–1983)
and Mandinka society, and was one of the first kora players to tour North America, helping to make the kora more widely known. Bai Konte's grandfather, Jali
Bai_Konte
Traditional West African guitar
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ngoni (instrument). "Other Musical Instruments – Kora Music". www.kora-music.ml. "MAMAJOWALI". -fula-brothers. Moriba
Ngoni_(instrument)
Guinean world music band
five members, two of whom play the traditional Kora harp. Two band members play percussion instruments and one plays bass. The sound of the band has been
Ba_Cissoko
Gambian musician
Lamin Saho is a kora player, vocalist, griot, and the leader of the band Roots and Culture. He lives in The Gambia, in West Africa, and he is the oldest
Lamin_Saho
Gambian musician
internationally as the "King of Kora." His music mixes traditional kora beats with modern pop music and is often referred to as "kora pop. "[citation needed]
Jaliba_Kuyateh
Musical artist
Djeli Moussa Diawara (born February 1962) is a kora player, composer and singer from Guinea. Djeli Moussa Diawara (also spelled as Jali Musa Jawara) was
Djeli_Moussa_Diawara
British-Nigerian composer (born 1972)
society. In parallel to studying kora, Jegede also studied cello in the Western classical tradition, but played these instruments in isolation from each other
Tunde_Jegede
musician, Kevin Brown, saw the release of their joint effort, Kora Blues in 2002. Kora (instrument) Music of Mali "Kevin Brown Trio - Kevin Brown Trio, Black
Moussa_Kouyate
Senegalese musician, singer and composer
Ablaye Cissoko is a Senegalese musician, singer and composer, who plays the kora. As a solo musician, he has played live shows in several countries, including
Ablaye_Cissoko
Polish vocalist and songwriter
(née Ostrowska; 8 June 1951 – 28 July 2018), also known by the mononym of Kora, was a Polish rock vocalist and songwriter. She was the lead singer of the
Olga_Jackowska
Musical artist
Slumbering stories in and around Siguiri. Article by Rachel Laget based on anthropological field research. (www.xpeditions.eu) Kora (instrument) v t e v t e
N'Faly_Kouyate
Ethnic groups who speak the Mande languages
8–14. "Kora, More Than A Musical Instrument". africanmusiclibrary.org. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2025-07-23. Durán, Lucy (2020-05-05). "THE KORA - FROM WEST
Mandé_peoples
Gambian musician (c. 1925 – 1991)
Jali Nyama Suso (circa 1925–1991) was a kora player from Gambia. He had a program on Radio Gambia for 20 years. He released his first album in 1971 while
Jali_Nyama_Suso
Kora players from West Africa
culture. Konte and Kuyateh took the kora to a new level, having modified their instruments to expand the kora's range by adding extra bass strings to
Dembo_Konte_and_Kausu_Kuyateh
French musician and filmmaker
Burtin also plays the gravi-kora and composes for this instrument. He gives kora and gravi-kora master classes and works on kora pedagogy. Jacques Burtin
Jacques_Burtin
Musical instrument
A folk instrument is a traditional musical instrument that has remained largely restricted to traditional folk music, and is not usually used in the classical
Folk_instrument
African music group
group, consisting of three players of different string instruments: Ballaké Sissoko from Mali on kora, Driss El Maloumi from Morocco on oud and Rajery from
3MA
Guinean record label
with the use of electric guitars and saxophones in replacement of the kora (instrument) and balafon. In the 1970s, the experimentation and creative approaches
Syliphone
medieval musical instruments Fictional music#Fictional musical instruments List of folk music traditions List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs
List_of_musical_instruments
Traditional sound-based art forms developed by sub-Saharan African peoples
a narrow drum or membranophone. Kidi – a drum about two feet tall Kora (instrument) – a 21 string double harp-lute Kloboto Kpanlogo Prempensua – large
Sub-Saharan African music traditions
Sub-Saharan_African_music_traditions
Musical artist
Tasana Camara (born January 24, 1958) is a balafon, djembe, and kora player hailing from Conakry, Guinea in West Africa. He has performed with the Ballet
Tasana_Camara
Subcategory of string instruments
Plucked string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by plucking the strings. Plucking is a way of pulling and releasing
Plucked_string_instrument
(Ukraine) Kokles (Latvia) Konghou (China) Kontigi (Nigeria) Komuz (Kyrgyzstan) Kora (West Africa) Koto (Japan) Krar (Eritrea) Kse diev (Cambodia) Kumuz (Kyrgyzstan)
List_of_string_instruments
Musical instrument
accord-guitarre, towards the middle of the same century; and the keyed guitar. Kora (instrument) Gravikord Schlesinger 1911, p. 15. This article incorporates text
Harp_lute
Traditional West African lute
solo or duo instrument to accompany praise songs and historical recitations, and in some areas it may form part of a larger group including kora, drums, and
Xalam
Traditional Akan harp-lute
playing or make some dramatic movements. Kora Simbin Harp Music of Ghana African music "Simbing". Musical Instrument Museums Online (MIMO). Wire, Hill Post
Seperewa
National anthem of Senegal
Republic, "La Renaissance". The kora (a type of harp) and balafon (wooden xylophone) are traditional Senegalese musical instruments. "Symbolique nationale".
Le_Lion_rouge
tuning a kora with open machine heads An open machine head, detached from the instrument A closed machine head, detached from the instrument Tuning a
Tuning mechanisms for stringed instruments
Tuning_mechanisms_for_stringed_instruments
Malian contemporary world music supergroup
female genital mutilation. The kora, a harp-like instrument native to West Africa, works as a metaphor: playing the kora was denied to women for years;
Les_Amazones_d'Afrique
Topics referred to by the same term
group of hypermarkets in Europe Cora (instrument), an alternative spelling of the West African musical instrument Kora Cora (opera), a 1791 opera by Étienne
Cora
Musical artist
Kora's sound draws upon traditional music from the language, instruments, rhythm and themes of the south of Burkina Faso. While in high school, Kora joined
Bil_Aka_Kora
instruments such as the kora and the ngoni; fiddles; various xylophones and lamellophones such as the mbira; and wind instrument including flutes and trumpets
Music_of_Africa
"Interview: Kora master Sona Jobarteh on education reform in Africa". RIFF magazine. Sona Jobarteh was not supposed to learn to play the kora, even though
Mundang_people
African musical instrument of the lamellophone family
variant spellings), are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The instruments consist of a wooden board (often fitted
Mbira
Retrieved December 17, 2007. zither, national instrument of Madagascar, similar in sound to the kora "Like a God When He Plays". Archived from the original
List of national instruments (music)
List_of_national_instruments_(music)
Type of wooden xylophone originating in Mali
of paper, thus giving the instrument a damper tone that emitted a "thudding" sound similar to the balafon. The balafon, kora (lute-harp), and the ngoni
Balafon
Nigerian R&B and hip hop duo
Awards, Soul Train Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, MOBO Awards, and have won KORA Awards, MTV Africa Music Awards, and Channel O Music Video Awards. They were
P-Square
Retrieved December 17, 2007. zither, national instrument of Madagascar, similar in sound to the kora "Like a God When He Plays". Archived from the original
List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number: 312.11
List_of_musical_instruments_by_Hornbostel–Sachs_number:_312.11
South African classical guitarist (born 1977)
producing full guitar transcriptions of kora repertoire. He developed techniques to reproduce the instrument's simultaneous bass, accompaniment, and melodic
Derek_Gripper
American animated television series
It is performed mainly by a string sextet and various Chinese solo instruments, including a dizi (flute), paigu (drums), a guqin, an erhu and a Mongolian
The_Legend_of_Korra
1999 studio album by Toumani Diabaté with Ballaké Sissoko
by Diabaté for kora, a stringed instrument of West African music. Diabaté and Sissoko are esteemed as the best and the second-best kora players of their
New_Ancient_Strings
Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal and The Gambia. The kora is by far the most popular traditional instrument. It is similar to both a harp and a lute and can
Music_of_Mali
Congolese singer (born 1959)
Singer of 2002 by ACMCO. Mboyo won the Best Central Africa Female at the Kora Awards in December 2003. In 2004, she released her sixth studio album, Belissimo
Mbilia_Bel
Stringed musical instrument
people taken from West and Central Africa, such as the kora. Their African-style instruments were crafted from split gourds with animal skins stretched
Banjo
Stringed musical instrument of the Fang people of Central Africa
the Congo, São Tomé and Equatorial Guinea. Somewhat resembling the Mande kora, but larger and simpler, it consists of a tubular stick of palm-raffia or
Mvet
Species of bottle gourd plant
are used in making the West African instruments like the Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀, a Yoruba instrument similar to a maraca, kora (a harp-lute), xalam/ngoni (a lute)
Calabash
Plucked string instrument
zither. This is not strictly a harp, but a harp-lute. West Africa. Kora. Another instrument between a harp and lute. Harp in Cameroon Democratic Republic of
African_harp
Traditional Mande harp played in Mali, The Gambia and Guinea
choruses. Among other string instruments played in Guinea, the bolon is the oldest. The bolon is a three-stringed instrument, constructed from a large calabash
Bolon_(musical_instrument)
Tunings for stringed musical instruments
This is a chart of stringed instrument tunings. Instruments are listed alphabetically by their most commonly known name. A course may consist of one or
Stringed_instrument_tunings
Plucked string instrument
Karelian zither-like instrument Konghou, name shared by an ancient Chinese harp and a modern re-adaption Kora, a west-African folk-instrument, intermediate between
Harp
West African ethnic group
known for their drumming and also for their unique musical instrument, the kora. The kora is a twenty-one-stringed West African harp made from a halved
Mandinka_people
French musician, composer and producer
multi-instrumentalist, Ehrlich plays keyboards, Bass, Guembri, Gumbass and Kora. He played with major African artists such as Touré Kunda, Youssou N'Dour
Loy_Ehrlich
Indian music composer duo
Burman. They continued their winning streak in the mid-1970s with films like Kora Kagaz (1974), 5 Rifles (1974), Haath Ki Safai (1974), Dharmatma (1975), Chori
Kalyanji–Anandji
Storyteller, singer, or musician of oral tradition in West Africa
griots are often skilled instrumentalists. Their instruments include stringed instruments like the kora, the khalam (or xalam), the ngoni, the kontigi,
Griot
This is a list of instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number, covering those instruments that are classified under 32 under that system. This category includes
List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number: 32
List_of_musical_instruments_by_Hornbostel–Sachs_number:_32
Westernmost region of the African continent
Kora-playing griots in Senegal, 1900. Both the Kora, a 21-stringed harp-lute, and the griot musical caste are unique to West Africa.
West_Africa
Moroccan lute
rattle-like metal sound modifier are commonly found in such West African instruments as the kora and the xalam (lute). The percussive playing style is reminiscent
Sintir
The kora, the stringed instrument of the djeli, has been popular throughout much of West Africa since the Malian empire of the 1240s. The instrument traditionally
Music_of_Burkina_Faso
Congolese musician (born 1956)
live albums, amounting to a repertoire of over 300 songs. He has won six Kora Awards, four of which in the 2002 edition, for his album Effrakata. Forbes
Koffi_Olomide
strings would be perpendicular to the neck. Notched bridge Kora Seperewa These instruments may be classified with a suffix, based on how the strings are
List of chordophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number
List_of_chordophones_by_Hornbostel–Sachs_number
groups as long as they used indigenous praise song, and the kora and balafon musical instruments, in their music. Pioneer Jazz became very popular, and contributed
Pioneer_Jazz
South African musician (born 1976)
numerous awards, among them the South African Music Awards (SAMAs), the Kora All Africa Music Awards, and the Metro FM Music Awards. After five albums
Thandiswa_Mazwai
West African traditional stringed instrument
Diabaté once led an orchestra that played a mix of traditional instruments, including the kora, djembe, balafon, and bolombatto, as well as modern ones such
Bolombatto
New Zealand musician and actor
Francis Kora is a New Zealand musician and actor. He currently performs with the groups Kora and the Modern Māori Quartet. He co-wrote and performed songs
Francis_Kora
American finger-style guitarist
and fingerstyle guitarist from Northern Virginia. She plays several instruments including the kalimba, harp guitar, and guitar with the strings facing
Yasmin_Williams
Ethiopian singer and songwriter (born 1972)
singer and songwriter. She was known for her 2004 album Bisetegn and received Kora Award for the single "Ewedhalehu", which led to her fame. She is known for
Tsedenia_Gebremarkos
Congolose musician (born 1965)
2003). "Cameroun: Kora 2003 - Duel Cameroun-Congo à Sun City: belle bataille en perspective en Afrique centrale" [Cameroon: Kora 2003 - Cameroon-Congo
Werrason
Musical artist
Acid Horse, and collaborated with bands and artists such as Peter Hope and Kora. As a solo artist, Kirk released music under his own name as well as under
Richard_H._Kirk
African harp-lute
of Mali, and the Mandinka and Jola peoples of Senegal and Gambia. The instrument consists of a calabash resonator, a (usually curved) stick for a neck
Simbing
Italian pianist and composer (born 1955)
collaboration, with Einaudi on piano and Malian musician Ballaké Sissoko on kora. In 2004, Einaudi released the album Una Mattina on Decca Records. The 2006
Ludovico_Einaudi
and Simon Bikindi. Jean-Paul Samputu, along with his group Ingeli, won two Kora awards (African Grammy awards) for "Most Inspiring Artist" and "Best Traditional
Music_of_Rwanda
Musical traditions of the Wolof ethnic group of Senegal
tabla drums, the Mandinka kora (a West African harp), the riiti (a Fula single-stringed bowed instrument), the Serer instruments i.e. tama, the sabar, the
Wolof_music
Musical instrument
20th century instrument builder and American musician Robert Grawi created an electric double harp-lute based on the West African kora but strung and
Electric_harp
Iranian musician, singer, and composer
Mandingo music, Analekta Horizons lointains, with Belem, Kora and Ko Traversées, with Ablaye Cissoko, Kora and Ko …Cette ville étrange, Dreyer Gaido La porta
Kiya_Tabassian
State in the Senegambia region of West Africa (1537–1867)
that Kaabu was the actual birthplace of the Mande musical instrument, known as the kora. A kora is built from a large calabash cut in half and covered with
Kaabu
Musical artist
Her band is composed of traditional instruments, such as the ngoni (played by her husband Mamaye Kouyaté), kora (played by Djeli Moussa Diawara) and
Mah_Damba
Algerian singer (born 1958)
Ul-iw ttayri / Yemma lezzayer-iw (double album) In 1999 Takfarinas won a KORA All African Music Award in the category Best North African Artist. Takfarinas
Takfarinas
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