OBERLIN MANDINKA ENSEMBLE
Roderic Knight, director
The Oberlin Mandinka Ensemble is a study group for the purpose of learning to play the kora, 21-string bridge harp, and the balo, a xylophone, instruments of the Mandinka people of Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, and Mali. The repertoire comes from the tradition of jaliyaa, songs of commemoration and praise, performed by professional musicians.
The Oberlin ensemble consists of nine koras, two balos, and other instruments. Prof. Knight studied jaliyaa in Gambia and Senegal, and has been teaching and promoting the tradition with concerts and publications for a number of years.
This is the
Fall 2002 ensemble
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 L-R: Bonnie McConnell, Eli Smith, Elio Trabal, Roderic Knight, John Sherrill, Dan Borden, Philip Raath, James Pearce, Owen Poindexter. |
 L-R: Roderic Knight, John Sherrill, Dan Borden, Philip Raath, James Pearce, Owen Poindexter. |
 L-R: Elio Trabal, Roderic Knight, John Sherrill, Dan Borden, Philip Raath, James Pearce, Owen Poindexter. |
