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Learn how music and dance create a sense of togetherness and amplify the joy of Eid al-Adha 2025 in Muslim communities around ...
From “African rock, African roll” to a new exploration of traditional instruments, techniques and tunings – the exiled artist ...
Dawda plays the 21 stringed Kora, an indigenous West African instrument. Expect some magic ... celebrating the spirit of inclusivity and union through music. Jobarteh presently based in Denmark ...
The trio of musicians from Marseille, France, play Gnawa, a music rooted in Morrocco and West Africa ... Peneau plucked string instruments, including oud and harp-like kora, and sang and chanted.
Sean Gaskell will give a performance and educational demonstration on the kora, an ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa ... by oral and musical historians known as Griots (Gree-ohs). The Kora is ...
The kora, a traditional West African stringed instrument, is played by plucking with the fingers ... an exciting 16-piece collective blending West African folkloric music with jazz. In his solo ...
A few days ahead of International Jazz Day 2025 (30 April), the Hanseatic city of Bremen was once again, for a few days, an ...
"It's perceived as the end of independent African kingdoms before colonialism." Griots like Galissa play a harp-like instrument called the kora to sing about this history. "This instrument is a part ...
Music is no exception. From the banjo, an African instrument now synonymous with American cowboy culture, and percussion drums used in many a musical ensemble, the continent's contributions can be ...
“We’re thrilled to present an entertainment line-up that celebrates the best of South African music and adds another layer of magic to an already iconic event. At Hollywoodbets, we’re ...