MUST HAVE ACCESS TO SPOTIFY TO COMPLETE THIS ESSAY
PART 1
1. Read about the West African chordophone called the “kora”
2. Listen to a recording of the Kora in the playlist embedded below (Chapter 10,
track 16).
3. In a piece of objective writing (150 words) and based on your reading (2), do
the following:
A. Identify the kora’s key characteristics such as construction, number
of strings, timbre, function/position in its music, and playing style.
B. Compare what you have studied and listened to with the kora to
the Indian chordophone called the sitar, which we first encountered
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/53FlRNkSZllWKXJNhfhEGc?go=1&utm_source=embed_player_m&utm
_medium=desktop&nd=1
PART 2
1. Read about “The jeli and the art of the jeliya”
2. Write a 250–300 word description of Jeli and Jeliya. Include information about
Kora Masters, social class, and gender strictures from the chapter reading. Be
objective
PART 1
1. Read about the West African chordophone called the “kora”
2. Listen to a recording of the Kora in the playlist embedded below (Chapter 10,
track 16).
3. In a piece of objective writing (150 words) and based on your reading (2), do
the following:
A. Identify the kora’s key characteristics such as construction, number
of strings, timbre, function/position in its music, and playing style.
B. Compare what you have studied and listened to with the kora to
the Indian chordophone called the sitar, which we first encountered
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/53FlRNkSZllWKXJNhfhEGc?go=1&utm_source=embed_player_m&utm
_medium=desktop&nd=1
PART 2
1. Read about “The jeli and the art of the jeliya”
2. Write a 250–300 word description of Jeli and Jeliya. Include information about
Kora Masters, social class, and gender strictures from the chapter reading. Be
objective
