Notable Kora Players
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- Toumani Diabaté (Mali)
- Carlinhos Antunes (Brazil)
- Sidiki Diabaté (Mali)
- Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté (Mali)
- Amadou Bansang Jobarteh (Gambia)
- Foday Musa Suso (Gambia), recorded with Herbie Hancock
- Jali Nyama Suso (Gambia)
- Ablaye Cissoko (Senegal)
- Lamine Cissokho (Senegal, Sweden, Austria)
- Lamin Kuyateh (Gambia)
- Tasana Camara (Guinea)
- Lankandia Cissoko (Senegal)
- Zoumana Diarra (Mali)
- Mamadou Diabaté (Mali)
- Djeli Moussa Diawara also known as Jali Musa Jawara (Guinea, now playing a 32-stringed Kora)
- Tunde Jegede (Nigeria/United Kingdom)
- Sona Jobarteh (Gambia/United Kingdom, female kora player)
- Sanjally Jobarteh (Gambia/Norway)
- Seckou Keita (United Kingdom)
- Bai Konte (Gambia)
- Djimo Kouyate (Senegal, 1946–2004)
- Kadialy Kouyaté (Senegal/UK)
- Kandia Kouyaté (Mali)
- Moussa Kouyate (Mali)
- N'Faly Kouyate (Guinea)
- Toumany Kouyate (Senegal) - singer and musician for O (Cirque du Soleil) in Las Vegas.
- Jaliba Kuyateh (Gambia)
- Ida Verstraten (Netherlands)
- Jacques Burtin (France)
- Kurtis Lamkin (United States)
- Brother Dominique Catta (France, Senegal)
- Chris Marolf (United States)
- Kane Mathis (United States)
- Alagi Mbye (Gambia)
- William Parker (United States)
- Justin Perkins (United States)
- Gabriel Bass (United States)
- Lamin Saho (Gambia)
- Ballaké Sissoko (Mali)
- Mansour Seck (Senegal)
- Youssoupha Sidibe (Senegal)
- Yerko Fuenzalida (Chile)
- Mamadou Susso (Gambia)
- Papa Susso (Gambia)
- Daniel Berkman (United States)
- Yann Tambour (as Thee Stranded Horse, Isle of Sark)
- David Gilden (United States)
- John Hughes (United States)
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