PHOTOS: The Griot Tradition
Touring musical artist Sean Gaskell visited CCCC’s Dennis A. Wicker Civic & Conference Center on Nov. 12 to perform songs on the kora and share his knowledge at an event titled “The Griot Tradition: West African Music and Meaning.”
The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as griots, whose songs preserve an 800-year history dating back to the founding of the Mande Empire.
Gaskell has studied extensively under the instruction of master musicians, including Moriba Kuyateh and the late Malamini Jobarteh in Gambia, and Youssoupha Cissokho and Mamadou Cissokho in Senegal. He has presented adult, youth, and family programs to more than 400 audiences throughout the United States and Canada.
The free public event was presented by CCCC’s Academic and Cultural Enrichment Series (ACES), Scholars of Global Distinction program, and Arts Career Community.
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The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as griots, whose songs preserve an 800-year history dating back to the founding of the Mande Empire.
Touring musical artist Sean Gaskell visited CCCC’s Dennis A. Wicker Civic & Conference Center on Nov. 12.
Sean Gaskell performed songs on the kora and shared his knowledge at an event titled “The Griot Tradition: West African Music and Meaning.”