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Music
Performance and its purpose — who plays, for whom, and what the music is remembering.
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Kora, sabar, drumming and the songs that hold history.
8 entries in the archive.
Audio · Mandinka · 26 min
Kora Lineages
A player traces his instrument back five generations.
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Video · Wolof · 17 min
The Drum That Speaks
Sabar rhythm as language, phrase by phrase.
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Audio · Mandinka · 19 min
Songs Sung Only at Night
Recorded with the community's permission, shared with their conditions.
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Music recordings
Music · Senegal
The Drummers of Dakar
Video · 8 min
Music · Guinea
The Sosso-Bala of Niagassola
Story · 5 min read
Music · Côte d'Ivoire
Zaouli: The Mask That Cannot Stop Dancing
Story · 5 min read
Music · Burkina Faso
The Balafon of the Senufo
Story · 5 min read
Music · Cabo Verde
Morna: The Sound of Longing
Story · 5 min read
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