Cello and Kora Epiphany: Sissoko and Segal from Michal Shapiro on Vimeo. The West African kora is iconic all over the continent, so much so that Africa's international equivalent of the Grammys, held annually in South Africa, is called the Kora Awards. It has taken a while for this remarkable harp to find a way to an appreciative audience in the west, but over the past few … [Read more...]