Kora: the 21-string West African harp-lute founded in Gambia – The … – The Point

The Kora, in modern music, is accompanied by local drums belonging to the Senegambian people. Young people who are inspired to learn the instrument are first introduced to the first song of the Kora, titled: ‘Kelefa Ba’, a song that has many rhythmic and melodic versions. 

Many scholars have agreed that the Kora was founded after the fall of the Mali Empire. This gives the fact that the instrument has been in existence…