Journeys With The Kora
Afropop Worldwide
English - June 01, 2023 17:09 - 59 minutes - 54 MB - ★★★★★ - 281 ratingsMusic music pri africa afropop worldwide african fela kuti diaspora pop Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The 21-string harp, the kora, is a signature instrument of West Africa. Complex and beguiling, kora music was long the exclusive domain of griots, musical historians by heritage. But once recordings began to circulate in the 1970s, the instrument went international, finding its way into jazz, pop, rock and even classical and religious settings. In this episode, we sample a wide range of kora music, and hear tales of its remarkable global journey.
APWW #860
Produced by Banning Eyre