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Monks in blue-grey habits lift their hands in supplication before breaking into a chant accompanied by the singsong twang of the kora, a traditional West African harp.

Beneath the rustling leaves of a majestic mango tree, Aliou Gassama teases a tune from an ancient African harp. Concentration chiseled across his face, he deftly navigates the 21 strings. Gassama is ...

Sona Jobarteh was born in London to a family of Gambian griots, musicians and storytellers who maintain the oral tradition that keeps the histories of their people alive. Jobarteh’s family is one of ...

His collaborations with Senegalese kora master Ablaye Cissoko—including the acclaimed album Sira and the documentary Griot —have been hailed as masterclasses in cross-cultural dialogue. Their album ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Cuban piano virtuoso Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora (21-string harp lute) ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Cuban piano virtuoso Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora (21-string harp lute) ...

While the music scene in Senegal was once dominated by other countries, Senegalese contemporary music managed to take off nationally in the early 1970s before gaining global recognition between 1980 ...

The African and American musicians who play in Kora Konnection demonstrate, in music and method, the link between West Africa and New Orleans. Kora Konnection features Morikeba Kouyate, a Senegalese ...

There are still very few female hip-hop artists in Senegal, but they are asserting their talents and strong personalities to shape the rap scene.

SOAS, University of London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The untimely death of Mali’s Toumani Diabaté at the age of 58 has shocked the music world. The sheer number of tributes, ...