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Sidikiba's Kora Lesson Author|Joseph Topinka Mary can be contacted atTen year old Sidikiba is about to be initiated into the world of the kora a twenty one stringed West African harp performed by his family for seventy generations. To become a kora player like his father and grandfather before him Sidikiba must honor and respect the wisdom of his elders trust in the mystical secrets of his community and above all else be patient and practice hard. Sidikiba's Kora Lesson is the story of a child's encounter with a rich