The African Guitar

A kora is built from a large calabash cut in half and covered with cow skin. The sound of a kora resembles that of a harp, though when played in the traditional style, it bears a closer resemblance to flamenco and delta blues guitar techniques. Kora players have traditionally come from griot families also known as traditional historians or storytellers.

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African Drum

The Djembe drum is named from the Djem tree origninally found in Mali. It is shaped like a goblet and covered on the bigger end with stretched goat skin which produces a range of percussive sounds.
The Djembe is still used in some village to announce news or call a meeting.

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