Ten-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.
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life
Settings: Africa, Mali, Western Africa
Ethnicity: Malian
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary