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Watching: Ballaké Sissoko, Kora Tales

0.0•2023-05-13•52 min

Overview

The story of the kora, one of Africa's most iconic and virtuosic instruments, is told here on film. Ballaké Sissoko, the award-winning musician from Mali, takes us on a unique journey in search of the origins and development of the 21-string harp, through legend, history, tradition, and innovation.