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Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora, a 21-stringed West African harp.
As a student of the instrument, he studied under the instruction of two musicians at their homes in Brikama, Gambia. 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 350 libraries and a multitude of K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and assisted living facilities throughout the United States and Canada. He was recently awarded an Artist Support Grant through the North Carolina arts council in 2023. The funding provided will support his further learning of the kora to take place in Mali, West Africa later this year.
This program is suitable for all ages.
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