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.
