Ancient Strings
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KORA
A 21-string plucked harp-lute. It is used by professional male musicians of the Manding linguistic and cultural family, in West Africa. It has a long neck which passes through a large hemispherical gourd resonator covered with a leather soundtable, and has two parallel ranks of strings at right angles to the soundtable. It is used to accompany narrations, recitations and songs in honour of a patron.
