BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230608T190000Z DTEND:20230608T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Brewster Ladies' Library presents Music of the West African Kora with Sean Gaskell DESCRIPTION:The music of West African kora comes to Brewster! Sean Gaskell will give a performance and educational demonstration on the kora\, an ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa. He will feature traditional songs that are the heart and soul of the kora's musical repertoire. \n\nThe performance will take place at the Brewster Ladies Library\, 1822 Main St. in Brewster\, MA on Thursday\, June 8th\, 2023 at 3pm.\n\nSean Gaskell first heard the kora performed live in 2006. That performance by Kane Mathis\, who would become his first teacher\, inspired him to immerse himself in music of the kora and travel to its homeland in West Africa. The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as Griots\, often called Jalis or Jelis. Many songs tell story of war\, hardship\, love and loss all while presenting the history and fabric of Mande society\, of which the instrument originates. Visits to Brikama\, Gambia\, West Africa provided Gaskell the opportunity to study the kora under the instruction of Moriba Kuyateh and his father\, the late Malamini Jobarteh. Gaskell has presented adult\, youth and family programs at over 350 libraries and a multitude of k-12 schools\, colleges\, universities and assisted living facilities throughout the United States and Canada. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The music of West African kora comes to Brewster! Sean Gaskell will give a performance and educational demonstration on the kora\, an ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa. \; He will feature traditional songs that are the heart and soul of the kora&rsquo\;s musical repertoire. \; \;

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The performance will \; take place at the Brewster Ladies Library\, 1822 Main St. in Brewster\, MA on Thursday\, June 8th\, 2023 at 3pm.

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Sean Gaskell first heard the kora performed live in 2006. That performance by Kane Mathis\, who would become his first teacher\, inspired him to immerse himself in music of the kora and travel to its homeland in West Africa. The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as Griots\, often called Jalis or Jelis. Many songs tell story of war\, hardship\, love and loss all while presenting the history and fabric of Mande society\, of which the instrument originates. Visits to Brikama\, Gambia\, West Africa provided Gaskell the opportunity to study the kora under the instruction of Moriba Kuyateh and his father\, the late Malamini Jobarteh. Gaskell has presented adult\, youth and family programs at over 350 libraries and a multitude of k-12 schools\, colleges\, universities and assisted living facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

\n LOCATION:Brewster Ladies' Library\, 1822 Main Street\, Brewster\, MA 02631 UID:e.3353.5863 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260430T201350Z URL:https://members.brewster-capecod.com/events/details/brewster-ladies-library-presents-music-of-the-west-african-kora-with-sean-gaskell-5863 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR