Handmade Koras
The kora is the soul of West African music, a 21-string harp-lute with a sound somewhere between a harp and a flamenco guitar. At Adaptatrap we don’t just sell koras; we make them by hand.
What is a kora?
The kora has a large calabash-gourd body covered with a stretched skin, a long hardwood neck, and classically 21 strings in two ranks. The player plucks with the thumbs and forefingers of both hands, producing flowing, interweaving lines that can sound like several instruments at once.
Made by hand
Every Adaptatrap kora is built by Les Sherwood. No two are identical: each is shaped, fitted and tuned individually.
Koras are individually priced based on the size and the components used to make them.
Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll be in touch. Enquire about a kora →
