Music of the West African Kora

Silver City Public Library 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City

Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora - a 21 stringed West African harp. As a student of the instrument, he studied under the instruction of two musicians at their home in Brikama, Gambia, over multiple extensive visits. The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as Griots. Many songs featured on the kora