Question 1: World Music Explorer Quiz

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Which stringed instrument, prominent in West African Griot traditions, is often described as a 'harp-lute' and features a calabash resonator?

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The Kora is a 21-string bridge harp used extensively in West Africa by Mandé jelis (griots). Its unique construction involves strings running perpendicular to the neck, over a tall bridge on a calabash gourd resonator covered in cow hide.

A. Guanzi

44%

B. Kora

16%

C. Sitar

12%

D. Oud

28%

Which stringed instrument, prominent in West African Griot traditions, is often described as a 'harp-lute' and features a calabash resonator?

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