kora

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The African kora is a precursor to the harp, while the n'goni is a forerunner of the banjo.

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  • The Africans are splendid, too, not only laying down a sympathetic carpet of light percussion over which the trombonist improvises but also providing some interesting diversions on instruments such as the kora, the balophone, the djembe, and the ngone. —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • The acclaimed Toumani Diabate is co-leader of the session, contributes a few pieces, and shines on his native kora (a 21-stringed harp). —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • Planet Bluegrass has announced some big time additions to the Béla Fleck will be joined by Toumani Diabate, Malian master of the kora (21-string West African harp). —  JamBase
  • On the song "Shells," she sings to the accompaniment of the Mandinka kora, an African harp-like instrument. —  independent.com stories
  • It is likely the only kora-banjo album in the world to incorporate a song named after the capital of Mali and created during a jam session "at the Holiday Inn in Boulder, Colorado." —  PopMatters
 

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