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	Kora
		The Kora is made from a half a gourd calabash with a hardwood post that runs through it to which the strings are attached.
		The Kora player supports the instrument with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th fingers and the notes are played with the thumbs and forefingers of both hands.
		Some variables present in choosing materials for a Kora include; deep or shallow calabash large or small calabash, dry or moist wood, heavy or light skin, and deciding whether or not to use a traditional mixture to bring the hair from the skin or "gas" from the market which makes the skin very white.
	www.kairarecords.com /kane/korapg1.htm (890 words)

	African Stringed Instrtuments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Music's who are played on the Kora (being the African gourd harp) and the D'jembe (being the now widely used Malian drum) have seemed to enter in many musical genre's ranging from classical, blues, jazz, Latin music, pop, rock, folk E.T.C. have adapted the use of these instruments due to their portability and technical versatility.
		Depending on the gauge of the strings, the kora strings are braided due to the thickness of the strings.
		The hide of the kora is stretched through steaming the hide onto the gourd and then the hide is tacked with thumb tacks and in the end result the hide is then dried again through the tacks is what allows the hide of the gourd to remain intact.
	www.museumofworldmusic.com /As.html (2721 words)

	Kora - the instrument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Kora is a Westafrican harp of the family of bridge harps or harp-lutes.
		The Kora was mentioned 1799 for the first time in literature by Mungo Park in Travels in the interior districts of West Africa as korri.
		The Kora has a big hemispherical body, a long neck and two planes with 11 and 10 strings running in notches at the sides of an upright mounted bridge.
	www.coolmaps.at /korajaliya/e/kora.htm (194 words)

	Kora Wuthier - harper
		Kora Wuthier was born in Kreuzlingen (Switzerland), where she received an education at the teacher training college.
		Kora Wuthier regularly attends courses by harpists from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the USA, and is a member of the Scottish Clarsach Society.
		She is teaching the Celtic harp at the Schools of Music in Rorschach, Kreuzlingen and Goldach in Eastern Switzerland and had introduced this instrument to the general public through numerous activities such as concerts, workshops, courses, lectures and newspaper articles.
	www.harp.net /kora/kora.htm (447 words)

	Kora_Eclipse
		The Kora Eclipse is a full-featured preamplifier of striking appearance, possessing a fl insert with luminous lights embedded in an elegant chrome facade.
		Kora's West Coast rep tells me that Kora has been in the audio business for about 8 years, but started about 12 years ago in the aviation industry, building transformers and power supplies.
		With the Kora I was spared this misery.
	www.positive-feedback.com /ambackissues/KoraEclipse.htm (3544 words)

	Africa Alive - Kora, A Stringed Instrument
		Used mostly by the griots, jeli, the kora represents a typical sound of West Africa - Manding music.
		The Kora is the national symbol of culture for Gambia.
		The Kora is a stringed instrument with 21 strings that sounds like a harp.
	www.africa-alive.com /kora.htm (146 words)

	Cosaan: Senegalese Culture--The Kora
		The Kora is a 21-stringed harp lute that originated in the Gambia River valley with the Mandinko.
		Kora player Lamine Konté braiding cowhide straps, which have been soaking in the green basin below, around the new kora neck to hold the strings.
		The kora's body is made of a calabash, or large gourd, with a cowhide covering and a large wooden neck to which the strings are attached.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Atrium/2787/kora.html (653 words)

	Kora \| Amplifier NZ Music
		Kora are a 5 piece band with huge live presence - vocal harmonies sailing on a powerhouse rhythm section.
		Kora are; Laughton Kora on vocals, guitar and keys; Francis Kora on bass and vocals; Stuart Kora on guitar and vocals; Brad Kora on drums and Dan McGruer on keys and bass.
		In 2002, Kora was formed as a five-piece, with brothers Brad and Stuart from Whakatane and Francis from Wellington.
	www.amplifier.co.nz /nzmusic/1939/Kora.html?full=1 (390 words)

	Cora Connection: Discover The Mandinka Kora
		The first known reference to the kora comes from Mungo Park in his 1799 book, Travels in Interior Districts of Africa.
		The kora's body is made from a calabash gourd cut in half and partially covered with cow skin.
		The player tunes the kora by moving the leather rings to achieve the appropriate tension on each string.
	www.coraconnection.com /pages/WhatisKora.html (188 words)

	Kora_Hermes_DAC
		Wonderfully dynamic, the Kora was fantastically exciting in the full orchestra sections, but the waltzes should ooze with sweetness, and I missed just a bit of this.
		As the Kora and I lived together, I began to be plagued by a nagging high end.
		The Kora was such a spectacular performer that we had it pegged within the first few minutes, and our views remained unchanged during its tenure.
	www.positive-feedback.com /ambackissues/KoraHermesDAC.htm (4600 words)

	Scales and Tunings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is the assignment of the 21 Kora strings to the keyboard.
		African Kora Fola (Kora players) normally are not concerned with absolute pitches, this question arises only when they play together with keyboards or other Western tuned instruments.
		If they play with a second Kora or with a balafon they just match to a common base pitch that is ok for both players and for the singing voice.
	www.coolmaps.at /korajaliya/e/skalen.htm (844 words)

	Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Records not yet in existence are not subject to KORA; a prospective or standing request for "records as they become available" is not enforceable.
		The KORA does not require that a record be created in order to respond to requests or in order to answer questions asking for "information." But see K.S.A. 45-221(d), which requires separation of open from closed information contained in public records; this may have the practical impact of requiring creation of a new document.
		Cases from other states generally turn on (1) the extent of public funding, (2) whether there is a specific service provided for the funds, (3) whether the entity was created by a governmental entity or statute, and (4) whether it is providing a traditionally governmental service.
	www.accesskansas.org /ksag/OPEN/KORA.htm (4694 words)

	The Azure of Solicitude::Indian Novel
		The poor families of Kora and Kunjeppu reside at Kakkathuruthu, the eyot-village in the Lake Vembanadu, while rich Kuriammamothalalan resides alone at the shore-village Achankara which is beside Kakkathuruthu with a rivulet as the boundary of the two villages.
		Kora has a lime making kiln, where he and his male children work.
		Sara the first daughter of Kora a spinster and her sisters Ely and Lilly make coir yarns using rotten husk fibres of coconut.
	novel.bizhat.com (119 words)

	Kora at muzic.net.nz
		Kora were the winners of the third round of Launchpad, and perform with an infectitious, up-beat, reggae cut.
		In early 2002 Kora's core members Laughton and Francis recorded a four song demo while on holiday in Queenstown, sharing songwriting duties with local muso Dan McGruer who also joined them on bass guitar and keyboards, and inviting visiting Madagascan tourist Lilou to lay down vocals on the song 'Barely Can See'.
		Kora's four track demo caught the attention of Wellington-based record label LOOP Recordings Aot(ear)oa in late 2002, leading to the release of 'Barely Can See' on the label's LOOP Select 004 compilation CD in December.
	www.muzic.net.nz /artists/1072.html (235 words)

	xkora en (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His composition Quand renaît le matin is written for 3 koras (a soprano kora, an alto kora and a tenor kora) and one performer : each kora having a genuine sound and a special tuning, the player goes from one to another and is able to play with sixty-three strings...
		She learned to play the kora with the Keur Moussa method; she integrated the kora in the Liturgy of her monastery, writing pieces for kora solo and songs accompanied with the african harp.
		Those who wish to learn the kora have to be guided by instinct first: if they fell in love with traditional kora, a griot has to be found, the ideal thing being to go to West Africa and live close to a master.
	web.kaos.es /burtin/xkora_en.htm (1997 words)

	Electric kora, electric harp, Ravi electric kora musician
		Lots of people on that and subsequent visits shelled out their dalasis and brought home koras, but Ravi was the only one who seriously persevered.
		He seems to be Britain's only white kora player working professionally, if at all, these days...I've started connecting up with other western kora players around the world..
		So what's the plan with the electric kora, which actually sounds quite similar to - naturally enough, I suppose - and electro-harp....One of the differences between the kora and the harp is the way it's strung, so you can do these really fast runs.
	www.ravi-art.co.uk /electrickora.htm (856 words)

	Build a KORA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I was going to call this a "kora-like" instrument, but it plays and sounds so much like the African-built instrument that it IS a kora, even if the construction materials and methods might be different.
		The kora is from west African & is a 21 stringed instrument in the harp family whose neck & body vaguely resembles a big banjo.
		Try to make the holes through the tin side to be just a bit under-sized, so that when the rods are forced through to the other side, they will be held tight.
	www.ehhs.cmich.edu /~dhavlena/kora.htm (1962 words)

	kora -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The sophisticated kora of the Malinke people of West Africa is classified as a harp lute.
		Its strings lie in two parallel ranks, rising on either side of a vertical bridge, which has a notch for each string.
		The peoples of the Senegambia have not produced any significant art, though there were flsmiths in all societies and a few drum and kora (a complex stringed instrument) makers.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9046051 (598 words)

	Ifang Bondi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A dazzling constellation of guitar, kora, riti and keyboards orbits around the nucleus formed by the phenomenal rhythm section.
		The KORA All Africa Music Awards - the African Grammy's - are an annualelebration of African music, both from the continent itself and from the Diaspora, representing all styles, from the deep traditional to the latest techno trends.
		Meanwhile the KORA All Africa Music Awards has become a mega show biz spectacular in its own right, featuring international star presenters and performers, and welcoming celebrities as Nelson Mandela and Michael Jackson as this year's guests of honour.
	www.musik-aktion.de /Ifang.html (822 words)

	Kora Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We are looking for representatives in each and every African country to arrange the reception and sending of entries for the KORA.
		As you all already know, we are celebrating this year the 10 Year Anniversary of the KORA- All Africa Music Awards.
		As the preparations for the 10th Annual Kora All-Africa music awards move into high-gear, artists from all around the world have confirmed their presence at this years’ celebrations, set to be held in the first week of December.
	www.koraawards.co.za /english/index.asp (287 words)

	Welcome to Mamadou Diabate Kora Player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Malian kora musician, Mamadou Diabate is a member of the Mandinka West African jeli (musician caste) family.
		Interested in bringing the kora to new audiences, he has played with jazz and other contemporary artists, however he remains rooted in the traditions of the Manding kora and his griot heritage.
		He is one of a handful remaining kora players that are keeping alive the kora tradition.
	www.mamadoukora.com (133 words)

	kora - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "kora" is defined.
		KORA : Of Gods and Men (mythology) [home, info]
		Kora : Glossary of Musical Terms [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=kora&last=koira&loc=spell1 (116 words)

	BBC - Music / Features - Echoes of Africa, Kora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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	www.bbc.co.uk /music/features/africa/winskora.shtml (259 words)

	KOra 0.2 download - KOra
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	www.icewalkers.com /Linux/Software/52130/KOra.html (101 words)

	LF MODELS e-SHOP - Produced resin kits and accessories of planes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		All kits except our "conversions" come in a sturdy box and feature original box art by our own painters.
		We also are a major retailer of KORA MODELS (Please "click" the KORA - products!) Which also produce a similarly impressive line of Aircraft models as well as: 1/72 Armour, Midget Submarines, Rockets and dozens of Photoetch/Resin accessories in 1/48 and 1/72 scales!
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	www.lfmodels.cz (140 words)

	Gevive Amelia - Boyt / Designer Bags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Jump Kora 26" Expandable Suiter Solera 26" Expandable Suiter Gevive Large Glider Gevive Amelia - Boyt / Designer Bags
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	www.bags4all.uni.cc /Gevive_Amelia_13000.html (1724 words)

	KORA
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