Kora
Sign in to savestringed instrument from West Africa
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- Classification
- Malian stringed instrument with 21 strings
- Developed
- 16th century
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- Kora
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 323.2
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The kora (Manding languages: ߞߐߙߊ kɔra) is a stringed instrument used extensively in West Africa. A kora typically has 21 strings, which are played by plucking with the fingers. It has features of the lute and harp.
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