Festival circuit. The world music stages that celebrate traditional arts.

Music and storytelling. How a single song contains history and moral teaching.

Recording African acoustic music. Microphone placement for natural sound.

Subscriber exclusive: Monthly recording. A traditional song with historical context.

Concert preparation. The spiritual and practical readiness for performance.

Morning practice. The 21-string kora sounds best when the air is still.

Call and response singing. The vocal tradition paired with kora accompaniment.

Rhythmic patterns of the Mandinka tradition. The cycles that underpin everything.

Language and music. How Bambara tones shape melodic phrases.

My musical lineage. The family history of musicians that shaped my playing.