Types of African koras | The collection of KORA

Here you will find the explanations about the different type of koras that you can find in ‘KORA manding harps’ website. These are the kora models that are display on the The KMH koras page of this website. With these informations you will have an idea...

FAQs about the African kora | The kora is a harp

What is an African kora? | African double-strung harp The kora is a double-strung harp (a bridged harp) from West Africa that belongs to the Manding people. The kora is also defined as a “harp-lute,” since it uses a calabash that forms its acoustic body....

Kora players | African kora music

I am sharing in this post what slowly became my own list of African kora players (not only strictly jalis) stored in my computer… and I decided to publish it now so other kora lovers can “drink from it”. It is a list that got...