Kora The Instrument
Published on Dec 03, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ORIGIN
THE KORA IS ORIGINATED IN WEST AFRICA. IT'S A TRADITIONAL WEST AFRICAN INSTRUMENT,
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USED BY MANY PEOPLE AND PART OF THE HARP FAMILY
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HOW IT'S MADE
THE KORA IS MADE WITH A CALABASH (A FRUIT NOT TYPICALLY USED FOR EATING) AND COW SKIN COVERING IT.
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THE INSTRUMENT HAS A LONG WOODEN NECK, WITH TWENTY-ONE STRINGS CONNECTING THE NECK AND THE BODY.
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WEST AFRICA
IT'S THE FAR WESTERN REGION OF AFRICA, CONTAINING MANY COUNTRIES.
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EVEN THOUGH EACH COUNTRY HAS THEIR OWN UNIQUE CULTURE, MOST WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES SHARE SIMILAR MUSIC, CLOTHING, AND CUISINE.
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POPULATION AND LANGUAGE
THE POPULATION OF ALL WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES COMBINED IS 211,253,780, AND THE MOST POPULAR LANGUAGE IS NIGER CONGO.
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TOUMANI DIABATÉ
DIABATÉ IS FROM MALI, BORN IN 1965. HE'S FROM A LONG LINE OF KORA PLAYERS,
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AND HIS FATHER WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO RECORD A KORA ALBUM.
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