Kora (musical instrument)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kora_(musical_instrument)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	instrumental
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Mande_people
gptkbp:bridgeType	double notched bridge
gptkbp:class	chordophone
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	gptkb:storytelling praise singing oral history transmission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kora (musical instrument)
gptkbp:instrument	instrumental
gptkbp:material	gptkb:nylon fishing equipment gut calabash gourd cow skin
gptkbp:notablePlayer	gptkb:Toumani_Diabaté gptkb:Ballaké_Sissoko gptkb:Sidiki_Diabaté
gptkbp:numberOfFrets	21
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:playsFor	plucking griot
gptkbp:recordedAt	18th century
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Gambia gptkb:Guinea gptkb:Mali gptkb:Senegal gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:saxophone ngoni bolon donso ngoni
gptkbp:tuning	heptatonic scale
gptkbp:tuningVariants	Alu Birimintingo Hardino Kumbengo Sauta Silaba Tomora ba Tomora mesengo
gptkbp:usedFor	accompaniment solo performance ensemble performance
gptkbp:usedIn	Senegalese music traditional West African music Malian music Gambian music Guinean music
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kora_All_Africa_Music_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7