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kora.org.pl. Musical artist. Olga Aleksandra Sipowicz (née Ostrowska; 8 June 1951 – 28 July 2018), also known by the mononym of Kora, was a Polish rock vocalist and songwriter. She was the lead singer of the rock band Maanam [1] from 1976 to 2008. Jackowska also provided the voice of Edna Mode in the Polish dubs of both Incredibles films.
Sona Jobarteh (born 1983 [1]) is a Gambian multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer. She is from one of the five principal kora -playing griot families of West Africa, and is the first female professional kora player [1][2] to come from a griot family. She is the cousin of the celebrated kora player Toumani Diabaté, and is the sister of the ...
LIVE365 is an Internet radio network which enables users to create their own online radio stations and listen to thousands of human curated stations. Online radio stations on the Live365 network were created and managed by music and talk enthusiasts, including both hobbyists and professional broadcasters. Live365 also has many well established ...
Kora; String instrument; Classification: Malian stringed instrument with 21 strings: Hornbostel–Sachs classification: 323-5 (Acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, in which the plane of the strings lies at right angles to the sound-table; a line joining the lower ends of the strings would be perpendicular to the neck.
Maanam was formed by Marek Jackowski and Milo Kurtis in 1975 as guitar band M-a-M. In 1976 the band was joined by guitar player John Porter and by Kora (Olga Jackowska) - Jackowski's wife. When Kurtis left, the band changed its name to Maanam Elektryczny Prysznic (Maanam Electric Shower). Originally an acoustic outfit, the band went electric in ...
Toumani Diabaté. Toumani Diabaté (/ ˌtuˈmɑːˌni ˌdʒɑːˈbɑːˌteɪ / too-MAH-nee jah-BAH-tay; [2] 10 August 1965 – 19 July 2024) was a Malian kora player. [3] In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he was involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles of music. [3]
www.korahq.com. Kora is a pan-African payment infrastructure company headquartered in Canada with offices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. [1] The fintech company enables local and global businesses to accept payins, make payouts, and get settled across popular payment channels across Africa.
Obidi is from Igbuzo (Ibusa) in Delta State, South-South Nigeria. [2] [3] She was born into a family of three girls and a boy.Her mother is deceased. [4] She was brought up in a deeply religious and conservative Igbo Christian family that attended Deeper Christian Life Ministry, which made her hide her passion for dancing from her parents while growing up.