Cooperstown Concerts announced West African kora player Yacouba Sissoko will open its 2024-2025 season at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Farmers’ Museum at 5775 State Route 80 in Cooperstown. According ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diabaté’s legacy as a 71st-generation kora player was indebted to traditional applications of the classical instrument—including ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cooperstown Concerts announced West African kora player Yacouba Sissoko will open its 2024-2025 season at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Farmers’ Museum at 5775 State Route 80 in Cooperstown. According ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 13, 2022. Described as a cross between a harp, a lute, and a guitar, the kora is part of a musical tradition that dates back to the ...

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