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 13th century Mali Empire, which stretched across much of West Africa.

Directed by Snyder, who also co-wrote the script with Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten, Rebel Moon follows the journey of Kora (Boutella). Kora was once a brainwashed soldier for the evil Imperium ...

Tonight, we want to introduce you to a musician named Sona Jobarteh, who introduced us to the beautiful sound and story of a centuries-old instrument called the kora. It's a string instrument from ...

He voiced what many of his peers probably felt after watching the extraordinary documentary Ballaké Sissoko, Kora Tales. Sissoko is a jeli (called a griot by outsiders) – a hereditary oral ...

Today, the unit in Madurai's Madichiyam area engages over 100 women in making cloth bags from kora cotton fabric. They cater to retail and bulk orders of over 1,00,000 bags a month, across the ...

His father, Sidiki Diabaté, was the premier kora player in the years following Mali’s 1960 independence from France, and his mother, Nene Koita, was an accomplished singer. Diabaté ...