Gambia-Cora

[Alsenysoumah]

P'tite précision: cette vidéo est prise à Conakry et non en Gambia. Ils chantent en sousou en diakanké, 2 langues locales de la cote guinéenne. Là ils sont au bord de Taouyah.

[yourrrrtube]

Great stuff!

- It would take me AGES to learn that rhythm! :D

[throbule]

There is no Kora in this video. The Kora is a 21 string instrument (and it is not spelt with a C, always a K).

The instrument on the left is called Bolon or Balan, and the one on the right is called a Gongoma (not Kalimba or thumb piano).

Both are found all over West Africa - in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and right on down into Ghana and Cameroon

The original Bolon had only 3 strings, but modern versions have 4 or 5 strings, especially when used as a bass accompaniment.

[shangomalinke]

this is instrument is cold Bolon Batu!!

[lovingsvz]

wanna back 2 gambia, i miss u so much :( <33

5*

[MrBklyn40]

That`s so dope!!!!!

[handmadejeweler]

We are getting ready to be the third american family to adopt from the gambia and I am letting my sons watch this to see where their new brother or sister is coming from! Thanks for the post and idea of what Gambians sing.

[kesfatih]

omg THIS ABOUT THE ADOPTING IS SOO Majore!you are just great,I wish you this kid to bring a lot of luck and hapyness to your family!

[onediop]

brother i like this son is very nice

[smartcrazyrabbit]

i have to agree wiv nimberono i hav just spent 2 weeks in gambia wiv the kora and that is not it! well not from were i cn see it, im not an expert so it might be! great music anyway :D I MISS GAMBIA

[shangomalinke]

It's called Bolon Batou>>>

[joannalaurie]

i like this music whatever it is

[anak1]

nice, thanks for uploading!

btw, is that guy singing about a Caucasian person near the end? The only word I recognised was "Tubabu" a few times lol

[conniegg]

It's a bolong bata from Guinea Conakry.

[bullfaleh]

yeah its a kora...y not u tell us wat it is?da one ur left is playing kora and da other playing gongo...

[Nimberono]

Sorry too say that THIS isn't a kora...