LEARNING AFRICAN HARP KORA LESSONS Basic N.4 - KELEFABA Song & Kumbengo PART 4 - TUTORIAL KORA GUIDE

Kelefa Ba kora kumbengo song: learn how to play in this lesson by @koralessons / IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE KORA, YOU CAN FIND ALL MY KORA COURSES HERE: https://koralessons.gumroad.com CHOOSE THE VERSION AND LANGUAGE YOU PREFER! https://koralessons.gumroad.com/l/koralessons-extended-eng https://koralessons.gumroad.com/l/koralessons-advanced-eng https://koralessons.gumroad.com/l/koralessons-basic-eng https://koralessons.gumroad.com/l/koralecons-fr https://koralessons.gumroad.com/l/koralezioni-base-ita https://koralessons.gumroad.com/l/koralezioni-avanzato-ita MEMBERSHIP: https://koralessons.gumroad.com/l/membership / http://www.koralessons.com / WELCOME you to the first Kora course in the world! If you are here because you have searched "how to play the kora" or "kora lessons" or "kora course" or similar, one thing is certain: I don't have to explain to you what the Kora is, the 21-string African harp! What you are looking for is most likely what I was looking for around 2011 (the year in which the embryo of this course was born, then evolved...): a guide, a tutorial, suggestions, lessons, but above all some ideas to increase your musical knowledge, in the world of kora and African music. That's why I told you before that this was the first kora course in the world (the results of Google and YouTube, still today, speak for themselves...): because for several years no one, besides me, gave online and for free video lessons on the world of the kora, at least not so structured and complete. There existed, as they still exist today, a few scattered lessons from others - which almost seem to be recorded while the performance is in progress - where they don't even tell you the scale in which the kora is tuned, or don't explain any "kumbengo" (rhythmic-melodic ostinato) . And yes, that of the kora is a "secret" that has been taught from father to son for generations and orally - every "Djeli" (singer and musician) is a "living library" - within certain families and only those. Imagine, up to 50 years ago, in Africa, only touching without permission the kora of a Griot (but let's call them Djeli - it means "blood" - as they prefer and not as the colonizers do) was equivalent to having to compensate for moral damage. It was therefore forbidden to teach the kora outside the family: the “korafola” (kora player) was only a close member of the clan. And the clan belonged to a particular ethnic group, the Mandingo, or Mandinka. For this reason we speak of "ethnic" music or "ethnic" instrument. / BUT WHAT IS THE KORA AND HOW IS IT PLAYED?! The kora is the harp lute of West Africa, belonging to the Mandinga ethnic group and widespread in Mali, Senegal, Gambia, New Guinea, Guinea Bisau... Built on the base of a pumpkin sound box ("calabasse") and with an harmonic soundboard in cow skin, three sticks cross it vertically and one horizontally. It also has one hole for sound output and a wooden bridge that divides the strings to the right and left. The kora has 9 holes a all "like the human being". Traditionally the kora has 21 strings and a tuning system with skin's rings (“konso”). Modern kora today have a tuning mechanism in metal keys (like those of a guitar) even with chromatic changes or can be amplified. Traditionally the kora is a modal instrument: it is played and tuned on one scale or tonal mode at time. For at least 700 years the African kora has been the traditional instrument of the Jali ("blood"), or Djeli or Griot: the African singers who hand down the songs and techniques to play the kora from generation to generation, from father to son. Until recently, kora was taught only within the family circle. The traditional songs and classical kora rhythms tell of the great African kings and heroes, or they are mythological stories of gods and correct ways of behaving. The figure of Jaly is highly respected within African society. A Djali playing the kora also takes the name of "korafola". The African kora is a musical instrument in all respects. It is played with four fingers (thumbs and index fingers of both hands) and can produce a melody, a bass loop and free improvisation at the same time. Improvisation is a fundamental element in African music: given a particular song and melody or a specific rhythmic cycle ("kumbengo"), the rest of the musical performance is an improvisation left to the artist's inspiration. With kora it's possible to perform complex musical virtuosities or simple accompanying music. The kora can play with any other classical instrument, western or belonging to other musical traditions of the world. Everyone can learn how to play the kora. #koralessons #kelefaba #koratutorial #africankora #corsikora #koraharp #lezionidikora #koramethod #kora #africanharp #arpafricana #kelefa #howtoplaykora #koralecciones #koralecons

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