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Professional Kora – Kojo
AU $1,300.00 – AU $1,540.00
Well balanced medium sized Kora for all round portability and pro-level gigs and recordings
– New Guinea Rosewood hardwood neck and tapered handles
– Australian hardwood, reclaimed mahogany bridge and bridge plate:
– West African (Niger) thick calabash gourd
African continent decorative element. Traditional acoustic beauty.
Length: 133cm // Gourd width: 48cm // Depth (bridge and gourd): 40cm // Weight: 4.5kg
We recommend you purchase a bag to protect your kora. Made from heavy duty cordura material finished off with a rasta stripe and the African map.
Features extra padding and reinforced adjustable straps.
Watch this Kora in action below>>
More Details
Our professional kora instruments are the product of high-quality contemporary workmanship paying respect to traditional West-African construction. Huge Guinean calabash gourds are skinned with African cow hide to serve as the heart of these wonderful instruments. Premium hardwood sourced from Guinea and Australia is meticulously hand-carved to form the necks, bridges and handles. The twenty-one strings are made from competition-grade ultra low-stretch monofilament line. Finished with American-made, heavy duty tuning keys.
The Mande Kora is the most sophisticated harp in the family of West African bridge harps and harp-lutes. Its construction and music are unique and completely endemic to West Africa. The kora has a centuries-old musical tradition, being played at royal courts and grand festivals. Found in all Mande cultures. The playing style resembles the finger picking of a blues guitar, and the placement of the strings allows for the playing of chords and harmonies along with fast melodic runs.
LISTEN TO THIS INSTRUMENT
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