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110611-005_chora_harp_from_gambia.wav

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reinsamba

November 25th, 2011

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Music > Multiple instruments
Berlin, Germany
streetmusic

Harp player from Gambia, Africa playing the Chora, a typical harp used in Gambia or Senegal, in western Africa, by the so called "griot", a singer, storyteller, singing songs and stories, thus beeing part of the oral tradition of his country and people. The recording was made during the Berlin carnival of cultures in the summer of 2011, the harp player and the drummer (djembe) were sitting among the crowd of listeners open air at the Bluecher Platz. Zoom H4n

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africa
chora
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griot
harp
kora
story-teller
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street-music

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

3:01.602

File size

30.6 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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ksemro

3 years, 7 months ago

Thank you!

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Julie2078

6 years, 4 months ago

Thank you!

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Margotandi

8 years ago

Beautiful music. Thanks for recording.

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erikm27

8 years, 11 months ago

brilliant. thank you!

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Koje3

9 years, 10 months ago

Great! Thanx

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