Sean Gaskell performs his Kora on July 11 at Library Park behind the Great Falls Public Library starting at 6 pm, not 7 pm, as was previously announced.

Gaskell will perform songs on the kora – a 21 stringed West African harp. He studied under the extensive instruction of Moriba Kuyateh and the late Malamini Jobarteh in Gambia, and both Youssoupha Cissokho and Mamadou Cissokho in Senegal.

The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as Griots. Many songs featured on the kora preserve an 800-year history dating back to the founding of the Mande empire. Gaskell has presented adult, youth and family programs at over 350 libraries and a multitude of k-12 schools, colleges, universities and assisted living facilities throughout the United States and Canada. 

Please bring chairs and/or a blanket for this outdoor show! If the weather turns bad, the performance will be moved into the Cordingley Room. 
 

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