kora (musical instrument)

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	instrumental
gptkbp:bodyCovering	cow skin
gptkbp:bridgeType	double notched bridge
gptkbp:class	chordophone
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	gptkb:storytelling oral history praise singing
gptkbp:first_documentation	18th century
gptkbp:Hornbostel-Sachs_classification	323-5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	kora (musical instrument)
gptkbp:material	calabash gourd
gptkbp:modern_tuning	machine heads
gptkbp:neckMaterial	hardwood
gptkbp:notablePlayer	gptkb:Toumani_Diabaté gptkb:Ballaké_Sissoko gptkb:Mory_Kanté gptkb:Seckou_Keita gptkb:Sidiki_Diabaté Jali Nyama Suso
gptkbp:numberOfFrets	21
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:played_for	festivals ceremonies royal courts thumbs and index fingers
gptkbp:playsFor	griots jeli jeliw
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Burkina_Faso gptkb:Gambia gptkb:Guinea gptkb:Mali gptkb:Senegal gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup	gptkb:Fula gptkb:Wolof gptkb:Susu Bambara Mandinka Jola
gptkbp:relatedTo	ngoni bolon donso ngoni
gptkbp:relatedTradition	griot tradition
gptkbp:shape	large calabash resonator
gptkbp:soundboard_material	cow skin
gptkbp:strings_material	gptkb:nylon fishing equipment gut
gptkbp:tuning	pentatonic heptatonic
gptkbp:tuning_pegs	wooden pegs
gptkbp:type	instrumental harp-lute
gptkbp:used_in	Mande music
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kora_Award gptkb:KORA_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7