The kora: from west Wales to west Africa | Josh Doughty | TEDxCanton
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- The kora is a 21-string lute-bridge-harp used extensively in West Africa, which Josh learned to play under the Master player Toumani Diabate. Hear his beautiful music and listen to the extraordinary story of how he came to play the instrument.
You can find him on Twitter at @joshdoughtykora Josh is a kora player, which is a 21-string lute-bridge-harp used extensively in West Africa. He started learning the instrument from age 8, and was spotted by the Master Kora musician, Toumani Diabate.
In 2007 Josh was invited to Bamako, the capital of Mali, to study under Toumani in his home. During this time Toumani became Josh’s teacher, mentor and friend. Josh would spend hours playing Kora with him, improving his skills and immersing himself in Mali culture. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I loved your music and your story! The Kora is one of my favourite instruments. Thank you for sharing your music and story! And thanks for the TEDx Talks and TEDx Canton team for sharing.
Wish I could have been a fly on the wall for his backstage performance with Toumani. What an honor to be invited to visit and study with him! A 70th generation Kora player, just amazing.
I think the whole story of him visiting Toumani is a great example of the beauty in a cultural exchange. There’s humor, struggle, excitement, kindness, growth/learning, respect, connection.
The idea of passing down a musical tradition mentally (without notation or recording capability) is a mind trip!
Well, 70 generations ist to be taken with a grain of salt. In Africa, literal truth is not that important. Toumani rarher wanted to express the deep roots in family tradition.
"Toumani’s father, Sidiki Diabaté, however, told a different version of this story. On multiple occasions, the elder Diabaté traced his lineage back seven generations to Jali Mady Wuleng."
@@fadenyaba8650 Fair enough, that makes more sense now that I think about it
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