How Singer Songwriter Lubiana Became One Of The Few Female Playing Kora

In this episode, you'll learn how Lubiana found her voice through an unusual encounter with the Kora. Kora is called the African guitar but is much more than a traditional musical instrument. It ties the world of music to spirituality and oral tradition. Traditionally played by male, Lubiana is one of the rare women who has emerged as an uprising singer-songwriter, kora player and is on her way to become a griot herself. You will learn about the shocking numbers of gender disparity when it comes to music in sounds and hears from Terri Winston, executive director of Women's Audio Mission.

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How Singer Songwriter Lubiana Became One Of The Few Female Playing Kora is an episode from Be Your Change by Juliette Roy.

This episode is 00:45:15 long.

This episode was published on Nov 26, 2019.

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