Music of the West African Kora

Musician Sean Gaskell will perform on the kora, a traditional 21-string West African harp, at the Cody Library on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Grizzly Hall. Gaskell’s performance will feature traditional songs that preserve the oral history of the Mande people, many of which date back over 800 years. He studied extensively with master musicians in The Gambia and Senegal and has presented his educational programs at libraries, schools, and community venues across the United States and Canada. This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Park County Library Foundation and the Friends of the Cody Library Foundation.