Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world ...
His ancestors were the voices of kings. His surname identifies him as a member of a musical family that can trace its genealogy to the 13th century, a lineage of storytellers, singers and musicians, ...
Musician Toumani Diabaté of Mali and his 21-string kora, photographed at WOMAD -- the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival held yearly in the United Kingdom. Diabaté died on July 19 at age 58. "He ...
The Amherst Public Library, 221 Spring St., will present a very special program with guest Sean Gaskell, according to a news release. Gaskell’s appearance will start at 2 p.m. Oct. 4 for a performance ...
Toumani Diabaté, a Malian virtuoso of a 21-string instrument known as the kora, who brought a rich West African musical legacy to audiences around the world with genre-mixing collaborations ranging ...
Jeremy Siegel: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. The musical instrument called the kora has been played almost exclusively by men since the 13th century, strictly passed down as a family tradition in ...
On Thursday, Oct. 12, the St. Charles Public Library will host a special concert featuring the music of the West African kora with Sean Gaskell. The concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Carnegie ...
Toumani Diabaté, a Malian virtuoso of a 21-string instrument known as the kora, who brought a rich West African musical legacy to audiences around the world with genre-mixing collaborations ranging ...