Kora Player Sean Gaskell - Music for a Sunday Afternoon

Sean Gaskell will present and play the kora – a 21 stringed West African harp. Sean will demonstrate the instrument as well as talk about the history and culture of West African music. Join us for this FREE concert on Sun, July 12, 3-5pm in Marvin Auditorium.
Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora- a 21 stringed West African harp. He studied under the extensive instruction ofMoriba Kuyateh and the late Malamini Jobarteh in Gambia, and both Youssoupha Cissokho and Mamadou Cissokho in Senegal.The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as Griots.Many songs featured on the kora preserve an 800 year history dating back to the founding of the Mande empire. Gaskell has presented adult, youth and family programs at over 400 libraries and a multitude of k-12 schools, colleges, universities and assisted living facilities throughout the United States and Canada.