Learn to play the African kora, harp from West Africa

lessons with Sam Sussoh (from Gambia) and/or MCS Carles (from Barcelona, Spain)

 

  • Kora lessons can be held face-to-face: in Barcelona, Girona and ratio between locations; and/or kora lessons can be by video call (online kora lessons), from anywhere in the world, well connected. For more information contact me.
  • Kora initiation lessons with no musical previous experience needed (level zero, intermediate and advanced).
  • Private lessons and group lessons (group ones to agreed with the rest of the students).
  • Learn and/or practice playing kora in Live concerts joining Sam Sussoh (to agreed with Sam).
  • Learn kora in idyllic retreats, in gorgeous Nature environments, alone or with your partner (and kids too) and/or joining other students coming from all over the world. Retreats taking place in Africa (Gambia or/and Senegal) and/or in the south of France.
  • Tutorials on YouTube (MCS onlyAudio kora lessons). read more

Activities related to the Kora. Project Kora be-i konton’na!

We propose activities related to the kora and its music that can be punctual or periodic, with different objectives: educate musically, socially, arouse curiosity, participation, the senses, doing activities directly related and/ or complementary to the kora, generating spaces and moments very enjoyable (magical ones very often). Addressed to ALL audiences √

So very diverse activities such as workshops where we present the kora (which for many is unknown), explain what the instrument is made of, its traditional music, we explain its context, etc. All this with music, having a good time, teaching something new, enriching and proposing more or less participation according to the context and the organiser (singing, rhythmically accompanying, baptizing people to the instrument a bit, dancing, and going in depth/ developing a specific topic if needed).

Also, of course, we play straight in Concert (small, medium format)… or we play for example as ambient music to accompany another main activity that is being performed. For outdoor spaces or closed spaces: schools, academies, events, centers, associations, halls, theaters, parties, restaurants, openings, rural houses, festivals, music bars, shops, private concerts…

For each activity and/ or concert we prepare the contents in a way that fits the timings, contexts, needs/ proposals and budgets of the organiser/s (always we are open to new ideas).

To schedule an activity, deepen into questions and/or clarify doubts please contact us; we will be very happy to talk about.

KORA manding harps

Kora maker (West African harps)