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The kora (Manding languages: ߞߐߙߊ kɔra) is a stringed instrument used extensively in West Africa. A kora typically has 21 strings, which are played by plucking with the fingers. It has features of the lute and harp.
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The extracted context around Kora (instrument) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Kora (instrument) → Malian stringed instrument with 21 strings Another extracted example is Kora (instrument) → 14th Century. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 12 structured relationships around Kora (instrument). Examples in this analysis include Kora (instrument) → Classification → Malian stringed instrument with 21 strings and Kora (instrument) → Developed → 14th Century. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kora (instrument) | Classification | Malian stringed instrument with 21 strings | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kora (instrument) | Developed | 14th Century | 1.00 | infobox |
| Kora (instrument) | 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 joini… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Seckou Keita have double necked koras | instance of | Some kora players | 0.80 | text |
| allowing them to switch from one tuning to another within seconds | instance of | Some kora players | 0.80 | text |
| giving them increased flexibility.The French Benedictine monks of the Keur Moussa Abbey in Senegal | instance of | Some kora players | 0.80 | text |
| Daniel Berkman | instance of | The gravi-kora has been adopted by kora players | 0.80 | text |
| Jacques Burtin | instance of | The gravi-kora has been adopted by kora players | 0.80 | text |
| and Foday Musa Suso | instance of | The gravi-kora has been adopted by kora players | 0.80 | text |
| who featured it in recordings with jazz innovator Herbie Hancock | instance of | The gravi-kora has been adopted by kora players | 0.80 | text |
| with his band Mandingo | instance of | The gravi-kora has been adopted by kora players | 0.80 | text |
| and on Suso's New World Power album | instance of | The gravi-kora has been adopted by kora players | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Kora (instrument) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Traditional, Kora and Senegal. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Kora (instrument), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Kora (instrument) with Notable players. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Kora (instrument) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Music & Regions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Kora (instrument) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout