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Kora

stringed instrument from West Africa
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Kora

Summary

Kora is a type of musical instrument[1]. Kora draws 1,873 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #41 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kora's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • Kora is a type of harp lute[4].
  • Kora is used for kora music[5].
  • Kora's Commons category is recorded as Kora[6].
  • Kora comprises sound board[7].
  • Kora's used by is recorded as kora music[8].
  • Kora's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 323.2[9].
  • Kora's different from is recorded as Kora[10].
  • Kora's different from is recorded as seperewa[11].

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Definition and Type

Kora's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Kora is a type of harp lute[4].

Use and Application

Kora is used for kora music[5]. Kora comprises sound board[7]. Kora's used by is recorded as kora music[8].

Influence

Things named for Kora include Kora Awards[12], a group of awards[13], founded in 1996[14].

Why It Matters

Kora draws 1,873 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #41 of 399).[2] Kora has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Entities named for Kora include Kora Awards[12], a group of awards[13], founded in 1996[14].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → sound board
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007545968205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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