Harp-lute (kora) made by Idrissa Coulibay, Mali (Bamako), 2019 (2019.1823) Traditional West African song called “Alla-Lakait” Performed by Yacouba Diabaté
@@therndabt just to rectify Sona Jobarteh is not a master. She is a good modern african singer. She learns every note and can’t really improvise in a similar way as the masters are doing. She is even telling that in some interviews. Please be aware that those real masters are crazy in improvisations. I’m a an african professional musician playing lots of traditional instruments and modern instruments telling you that. ✌🏾 & ❤️ & 😊
The instrument is NOT a “harp-lute”. It is a KORA. A very important instrument in many West African nations. This instrument is played by a jali, who keeps the stories of the ancestors of these people. The people of the African Diaspora have suffered through ENOUGH colonization. So PLEASE respect the instrument and call it by its proper name! #kora #sayitsname
Brother, all due respect, but attacking the language used in posting this incredibly beautiful performance is trivial and well, it's just tired bro. West African culture is just as powerful as any of its European counterparts and the tradition of the Griot is unparalleled in the realm of music. Do you think any griot musician, like this gentleman playing here, who has such a profound understanding of fractal geometry and is able to express the ancestral spirit, gives a a second thought let alone a damn about the English translation of an instrument name? The attitude you are displaying with this type of logic is still placing the White/European culture at the center. It's not. Africa is the spiritual center of the earth.
@@brandonterzic What makes Africa the spiritual center of the Earth? Sounds awfully bombastic and self centered. It's low minded thinking to, just because you were incarnated into it, think that the spiritual dynamics of your geographical region are any greater or more important than any other place.
Beautiful. I just learned about this instrument, came here to listen and realized I'd actually heard it before on an album of harp music recorded at an international harp festival.
In a world with such music, it resounds everywhere, every culture , music ! So perfect, beautiful . Art , dance , music , nature.. why is there so much hate ? When the world is so filled with wonder and beauty? For all my time , this has never made sense to me .
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! I own a playable Kora since many years. Unfortunately I'm not able to play it. Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing this wonderful piece of music. Best regards, luck and health.
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Harp is why EyE Feel the word “HEARt” has HEAR in it. Thank You
From example to example I like to state now: This kind of harp needs to be add to each symphony orchestra to enrich the harp fraction were needed and suitable. Here on RU-vid are sound examples with both harps together: Concert harp and kora. Amazing, very very amazing and angelic sound, thanks 🎵
That used to be classical music for the royals in West Africa among Mandinko people. I've land my history this way from the griots. Search for lalo kebba drame
@@fullmetalprism5249 Could you quote a source on that? I'm not saying you're wrong, but all I could find is this, the wikipedia article about the kora says, "In the 1300s, the traveller Ibn Battuta mentioned that the women who accompanied Dugha to perform were carrying bows that they plucked. He did not mention the number of strings, but this clearly shows the existence of harp instruments in 14th century Mali and could be the earliest written reference to the kora." Harps have been around since around 2500BC in ancient Egypt, but as far as I can find, the kora as it is here with 21 strings has only been around since around the 16th century, which would make the harp literally thousands of years older than the kora.
@@bobodeyuca As far as I can tell, the harp did come first. Not that there can't be older versions of the Kora, but as far as I can tell, none have been found. And yes, the harp has origins in Egypt. An interesting note about the Kora, the modern day banjo has roots there, where racist white performers would appropriate and standardize the Kora, and use them in minstrel shows to make fun of black people. But the instrument would be popular, and unironically appreciated. Eventually, after appropriating black spirituals and not giving credit to black artists, country music would become popular in the South, and its black roots would be forgotten and suppressed.
@@eagleeye5943 ohh really? I didn't know, the Wikipedia page claims the origin to be in the 16th century, but obviously wikipedia is not a super reliable source.
The pitch of each string can be adjusted by moving leather bands on the neck either up (higher tension) or down (lower tension). The kora can also be made using tuning machines (tuning pegs fitted with a gear mechanism).
I’m having troubles finding some context on this piece. What’s the context of this piece? On what kind of occasions would it be performed? What was the social importance of this piece.
