Malian musician Ballaké Sissoko alleges his "cherished, custom-made kora" was "completely destroyed" on a flight this week "without any justification." The kora is a traditional West African ...

The ‘king of the kora’, who died on 19 July at the age of 58 after a short illness, Toumani Diabaté left his mark on the traditional Mandinka repertoire, elevating the West African string instrument ...

Mali has called for reparation and condemned "immense cultural damage" after a Malian musician said United States customs agents broke his traditional instrument, sparking outrage online. Malian kora ...

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 ...

An internationally renowned musician is claiming TSA destroyed his one-of-a-kind custom-made instrument following a two-week U.S. tour. Famous Mali kora player Ballaké Sissoko was flying Air France ...

A famous African designer known as Alphadi has organized a peace caravan and fashion show to promote peace in the ...

An internationally renowned musician claims TSA agents at JFK airport destroyed his custom-made instrument during a flight to Paris following a US tour. Ballaké Sissoko, one of Mali’s famous kora ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In the courtyard of a psychiatric ward in Mali’s capital, a small group of patients acts out scenes of a village dispute to the beat of a djembe, a traditional West African drum.

Ballaké Sissoko is a Malian musician and master of the kora, an instrument common in West Africa. In a Facebook post shared Wednesday, Sissoko claimed his "tailor-made" instrument was "completely ...

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, ...