Gambia: Jali Nyama Suso - The Art of the Kora
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Label: Ocora
Cat No: C583027
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 11th October 2019
Contents
Artists
Jali Nyama SusoJali Kani Sumano
Abdulai Samba
Ansumana Diabate
Artists
Jali Nyama SusoJali Kani Sumano
Abdulai Samba
Ansumana Diabate
About
The kora is a 21-string harp, strung today with nylon, but in the past with rawhide. The body is made from a large half calabash covered with cowhide and pierced through by a stout neck of rosewood that also forms the tailpiece. This manner of construction identifies it as a spike harp, a type of instrument unique to West Africa. The traditional role of the kora in jaliyaa is to accompany singing. The kora player himself may sing, or he may accompany a vocal soloist, male or female. In addition, kora players create solo pieces from songs by varying the basic ostinato, by adding improvised passages called birimintingo, and by playing the vocal line on the instrument.
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