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West Africa - Why Sun and Moon Are Up in the Sky with Yacouba Sissoko and Bill Gordh
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Send us Fan Mail For this FolkTale episode, Bill plays banjo and is joined by Malian kora master, singer, and fellow storyteller Yacouba Sissoko. Yacouba was born to a well-known Djeli family in Kita, Mali. For centuries, Djelis have been the musical storytellers and keepers of the history and fables of their culture. The kora, a 21-stringed plucked instrument with a gourd resonator, is the traditional instrument accompanying their songs. Long ago when Sun and Moon lived on the earth,...