“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world music course discussion board recently. He voiced what many of his ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 13, 2022. Described as a cross between a harp, a lute, and a guitar, the kora is part of a musical tradition that dates back to the ...

The Northeast Harbor Library will host a free performance of West African kora music by Washington-based musician Sean ...

On Thursday, Oct. 12, the St. Charles Public Library will host a special concert featuring the music of the West African kora with Sean Gaskell. The concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Carnegie ...

The Amherst Public Library, 221 Spring St., will present a very special program with guest Sean Gaskell, according to a news release. Gaskell’s appearance will start at 2 p.m. Oct. 4 for a performance ...

The A.K. Smiley Public Library presents an encore performance of “Music of the West African Kora,” presented by Sean Gaskell at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Contemporary Club. The A.K. Smiley ...

This week Rhythm Planet showcases classical African music by kora masters from Senegal, Mali, and Guinea. Many other great kora masters couldn’t be featured today for reasons of time—like Malang ...

Redlands’ A.K. Smiley Public Library will present Sean Gaskell in a program of music on the West African kora 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Contemporary Club. The kora is a 21-stringed harp from ...

Morikeba Kouyate of Senegal performed a 22-string kora Tuesday at the University of New Orleans as part of the music department's 'Meet the Artist' series. The kora, made of a gourd and wood, ...

The Amherst Public Library, 221 Spring St., will present a musical program with Sean Gaskell, according to a news release. The event will take place at 7 p.m., Sept. 7, for a performance and ...