While the yazh resembles the harp, there is no evidence that it was inspired by it, he says. The sound closest to the ancient yazh, according to him, is the western African kora harp. While Tharun ...

After decades of pursuing his passion, he can now play the kora, which is also known as the West African Mandinka harp. A recent DNA family history test showed Webster's ancestors also hailed from ...

Mory Kanté (29 March 1950 – 22 May 2020) was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one ...

"Have One On Me" does, after all, extend across three CDs of generally very long songs, features a harp duelling with a kora, and a dream sequence in which the singer arrives before her lover ...