Kora Player Sean Gaskell - Music for a Sunday Afternoon
Music for a Sunday Afternoon
2026-07-12 15:00:00
2026-07-12 17:00:00
America/Chicago
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.
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library - Marvin Auditorium 101ABC
Sunday, July 12
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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2026-07-12 15:00:00
2026-07-12 17:00:00
America/Chicago
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.
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library - Marvin Auditorium 101ABC
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
Marvin Auditorium 101ABCSean 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.
Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora- a 21 stringed West African harp. He studied under the extensive instruction of Moriba 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.
AGE GROUP: | Teens (6th - 12th Grade) | Elementary (K - 5th Grade) | Early Learners (Birth - Pre-K) | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Music & Entertainment | History & Genealogy | Culture & Languages | Community Events |
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