Kora Playing by TOUMANI DIABATE & THE SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA

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TOUMANI DIABATE & THE SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA Kora lessons from the master, recorded live at WOMAD 2008, Taranaki, New Zealand A kora is built from a large calabash cut in half and covered with cow skin to make a resonator, and has a notched bridge like a lute or guitar. The sound of a kora resemb...

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