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Kora and griot music

The 21-string harp-lute carrying the oral memory of the griots.

★ 4.6 (24 rating) 180 learners

Your transmitter: Tane Wiremu Updated 06/2026 Language: English

Listed Music & dance Africa

What you will learn

  • Understand the origin and meaning of this knowledge
  • Watch the gestures filmed by the practitioner
  • Leave with enough to try it yourself
  • Avoid the common beginner mistakes

Course content

3 modules - 10 lessons - 2h 30m total length

Introduction - Kora and griot music3 lessons
▷ Welcome and intentionPreview 4:12
• Where Kora and griot music comes from 8:30
• Materials 5:05
Gestures step by step4 lessons
▷ First gesturePreview 12:40
• Second gesture 10:15
• Mistakes to avoid 7:50
• Guided practice 15:20
Going further3 lessons
• Regional variants 9:00
• Care and keeping 6:30
• Closing words 3:10

Requirements

  • No prerequisite, this knowledge is open to all
  • Curiosity and a little patience
  • Basic materials are listed in the first lesson

Description

The 21-string harp-lute carrying the oral memory of the griots.

Who this is for

  • Anyone curious about other cultures and crafts
  • People who want to pass on or revive a tradition
  • Travellers and lovers of the territory

Course notes

  • PDF sheet of the key steps
  • Materials and suppliers list
  • Glossary of the territory's terms

Your transmitter

Tane Wiremu

Mali

Tane Wiremu passes on kora and griot music from their own territory (Mali). This knowledge is shared in their own words and gestures, with no middleman.

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