Meaning & use
Kora
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A West African stringed instrument resembling a harp-lute, traditionally played by griots.
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The griot plucked a haunting melody on his kora.
She studied the kora for years under a master musician in Mali.
A note on using this word
The kora typically has 21 strings stretched over a large calabash gourd resonator and is central to West African griot music.
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