The Brighton Kora Festival – which comes to the Sallis Benney Theatre & Gardens at the University of Brighton on August 21 – will be the first ever festival in the UK devoted to the West African 21-stringed lute.

The one-day event will feature performances by kora players Seckou Keita, Kadialy Kouyaté, Jali Burama Mbye, Diabel Cissoko, Sura Susso, Modou Cissoko and Jali Keba Susso as well as African percussion-based highlife dance band Yiraba, among others.

As well as performing, the kora musicians will also lead workshops on kora playing, drumming, dance, storytelling and song.

Get the latest news on the Brighton Kora Festival facebook website.

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