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Introduction

Introduction
Three koras

What is a kora? Where is it from? And what does it sound like? Three kora players, Tunde Jegede, Wali Cham and Maya Jobarteh answer these questions and explain what playing the kora means to them.

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What's a kora made of?

Wali Cham holding the kora

Wali Cham explains what all the different parts of the kora are made from...

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Articles

Articles
Wali Cham playing kora

Wali Cham Jobarteh talks about his experiences of learning the kora.

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Wali Cham explains how to hold the kora in such a way that all 21 strings can be played

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Walli Cham

In a rapidly changing world the future of kora music may sometimes seem uncertain. But kora music does still have an important function within modern Gambian society as Wali Cham will tell you...

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Maya Jobarteh

Maya explains what it meant to be the first female in her family for hundreds of years to learn the kora.

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Maya Jobarteh describes her earliest memories of hearing the traditional African music of the kora.

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In 'Moving Away' the two koras have a special relationship. Find out how the two players interact with each other throughout the song.

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A look at the kora. What it is made of, who plays it and what it sounds like

A look at the kora. What it is made of, who plays it and what it sounds like

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Wali Cham's role in Gambian society as a kora player and how he started to play

Wali Cham's role in Gambian society as a kora player and how he started to play

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