TOPEKA (KSNT) — Community members gathered at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Sunday afternoon to experience the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world ...

Renowned Mali musician Ballaké Sissoko claimed today that US Customs in New York "completely destroyed" his custom-made kora, the West African instrument with which he performs. "The kora is a fragile ...

At Abidjan's FEMUA urban music festival, which closes in the Ivory Coast city on Sunday, Jobarteh went on stage with percussionists, guitarists and a balafon player. In her hands, the 21 metallic ...

“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world music course discussion board recently. He voiced what many of his ...

For Sona Jobarteh, Africa's first woman to play the sacred kora professionally, breaking with tradition has not been easy. At Abidjan's FEMUA urban music festival, which closes in the Ivory Coast city ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. At Abidjan's FEMUA urban music festival, which closes in the Ivory Coast city on Sunday, Jobarteh went ...