https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kora_(instrument) Also, wow they are big. I pictured them as guitar/lute sized but they are more like double bass in size. The two pictures at the top of the...
It doesn't fit into any one category of musical instruments, but rather several, and must be classified as a "double-bridge-harp-lute".
Also, wow they are big. I pictured them as guitar/lute sized but they are more like double bass in size. The two pictures at the top of the Wikipedia article don't do them justice by showing them with no background to provide scale.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kora_(instrument)
Also, wow they are big. I pictured them as guitar/lute sized but they are more like double bass in size. The two pictures at the top of the Wikipedia article don't do them justice by showing them with no background to provide scale.
Also was curious to see one being performed live and found a lovely video on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cLAwAOi-hA