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The Kora is a 21-string harp of Sub-Saharan West Africa. The Kora is
played by an endogamous group of bardic musicians who are the keepers of history in Mandinka society. The Mandinka empire was one of the great empires of the 13th century, and its bardic traditions are one of Africa’s most conspicuous music exponents. In this lecture/demo Kane Mathis explains the musical mechanisims and social context for the Kora and the Mandinka bards. This lecture features plenty of musical demonstrations and lots of discussion of how music is learned in Africa and other high-context environments. High-context learning environments are learning situations where the student is trained specifically for the professional situations they will encounter after having completed their training, in many case they are even trained in those environments.
Kane Mathis has been making trips to West Africa for the last 13 years to study with families of hereditary musicians and his recordings are played regularly on Gambian national radio. Kane is highly active internationally as a performer in both traditional and contemporary contexts. 
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