Sean Gaskell features 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 400 libraries and at numerous K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and assisted living facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
Website: www.seangaskell.com
Facebook: @seangaskellmusician
Instagram: @seangaskellmusic
YouTube: youtube.com/@seangaskellmusic
Bandcamp: seangaskell.bandcamp.com
Nathan Child, 970-429-1933 or nathan.child@pitkincounty.com.