Sound Samples from the Jaliya V4 software

these MP3 Files are "audio hardcopies" from the notation archive as played by the software with built-in sounds from real instruments

Kora: Allah l'a ke (played in normal tempo)

Kora: Allah l'a ke (played in slow tempo for learning)

Kora: Sutukung

Djembe Ensemble (Djembe, Kenkeni, Dundun, Sangpan, Dundunba)

Balafon Manding heptatonic

Balafon Burkina pentatonic

Donso Ngoni 6 strings, pentatonic harp from Mali

Goni 8 strings, pentatonic harp from Burkina Faso

Marovany heptatonic box zither from Madagascar

Valiha heptatonic bamboo zither from Madagascar

Mvet 4 string idiochord from Cameroun

these Midi Files are "hardcopies of the notes" from the notation archive as played by the software

they are played by the synthesizer of your soundcard with the sounds of Midi Instruments (Acoustic Guitar, Piano)
this is not a sound very similar to the Kora, but there is no Kora Instrument in Midi Standard

Allah l'a ke
Bakote Madi
Balankula
Bamba Bojang
Famara
Guilan
Jaka
Jato
Kaira
Kele
Konkoba
Makki
N Teri Jato
Sabu Nyima
Simbomba
Sutukung
Tabara
Toutou
Toutou2
Yeyengo
Yeyengo2

Sound Samples from human musicians




these MP3 Files are from the Kora Jaliya band project:

Keba Cissokho (kora, vocals)
Harald Loquenz (kora, sentir, ngoni)
Robert Friedl (sax)

Dougga

Bani (Sanou)

Lambang (Jaliya)

Abdou N'Diaye

this is not Kora music, but a fascinating blend of exotic melodies and grooves from Middle East and North and West Africa played on authentic string and percussion instruments with jazzy saxes