Tabara from Somanda by Sean Gaskell
A woman of Fula descent having lived in eastern Gambia during the 1800s. This song was dedicated to her by the town where she lived.
Tracklist
| 8. | Tabara | 6:02 |
Credits
from Somanda,
released March 1, 2016
License
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Sean Gaskell features songs on the West African kora- commonly a 21 or 22 stringed harp.
He learned to play over the course of multiple visits to Gambia and Senegal, where he studied with Malamini Jobarteh, Moriba Kuyateh, Youssoupha Cissokho and Mamadou Cissokho.
He tours regularly throughout the United States and Canada primarily as a solo act.