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Music in the Library: West African Kora

When
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Where
OCLS Chickasaw Branch 870 N Chickasaw Trail, Orlando, FL 32825 More events here Directions
Price
Free

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Presented by Sean Gaskell

Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora- a 21 stringed West African harp. He studied under the extensive instruction of Moriba Kuyateh and the late Malamini Jobarteh in Gambia, and both Youssoupha Cissokho and Mamadou Cissokho in Senegal. The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as Griots. Many songs featured on the kora preserve an 800-year history dating back to the founding of the Mande empire. Gaskell has presented adult, youth and family programs at over 400 libraries and a multitude of k-12 schools, colleges, universities and assisted living facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

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OCLS Chickasaw Branch, 870 N Chickasaw Trail, Orlando, FL 32825 Open in Google Maps

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