Music of the West African Kora Comes to Shrewsbury
Schedule
Mon, 10 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
609 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01545 | Shrewsbury, MA
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Register here: https://shrewsburyma.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/music-of-the-west-african-kora-comes-to-shrewsbury/Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora- a 21 stringed West African harp. He studied under the extensive instruction of Moriba Kuyateh and the late Malamini Jobarteh in Gambia, and both Youssoupha Cissokho and Mamadou Cissokho in Senegal.
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 400 libraries and a multitude of k-12 schools, colleges, universities and assisted living facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
Please register so the library can guage how many people are coming, however everyone (even those not registered) are welcome to attend.
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