Kora

A 21-string bridge harp-lute with a large calabash body, associated with Mande hereditary musicians of the Senegambia region.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Gambia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Classical Worlds (about 1000 BCE to 500 CE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Sahel, West and Central.

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Sources

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kora_(instrument)

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