Family night brings West African music to the library with Sean Gaskell – VestaviaVoice.com

Event flyer for "Family Night: Kora, West African Harp" featuring Sean Gaskell brings the sounds of West African music. Dinner at 6 PM, program at 6:30 PM on February 10; includes a photo of the musician with a kora.

The Vestavia Hills Library will host Family Night with musician Sean Gaskell on Tuesday, Feb. 10, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Community Room. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by the performance at 6:30 p.m.

Gaskell performs on the kora, a 21-stringed West African harp traditionally played by oral historians known as griots. Many of the songs performed on the instrument preserve more than 800 years of history dating back to the founding of the Mande Empire.

An experienced educator and performer, Gaskell has presented…