

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: West African Kora with Sean Gaskell
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A free concert with Sean Gaskell will take place at the Silver City Public Library on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 at 5pm. The concert is free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Library.

Sean Gaskell plays the kora, a 21 stringed West African harp. He studied under the extensive instruction of Moriba Kuyateh and the late Malamini Jobarteh in Gambia, and both Youssoupha Cissokho and Mamadou Cissokho in Senegal. The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as Griots. Many songs featured on the kora preserve an 800 year history dating back to the founding of the Mande empire. Gaskell has presented adult, youth and family programs at over 400 libraries and a multitude of k-12 schools, colleges, universities and assisted living facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/silver-city/west-african-kora-with-sean-gaskell/200029723740002
- **Event Categories**: Concerts, Music, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029723740002?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=silver+city-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Silver City
- **state**: NM
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 515 W College Ave, Silver City, NM, United States, New Mexico 88061
- **lat**: 32.77469
- **long**: -108.27939
- **full address**: 515 W College Ave, Silver City, NM, United States, New Mexico 88061

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Public Library of Silver City, New Mexico (https://allevents.in/org/the-public-library-of-silver-city-new-mexico/14267899)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 515 W College Ave, Silver City, NM, United States, New Mexico 88061
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Public Library of Silver City, New Mexico
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Concerts, Music, Entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about West African Kora with Sean Gaskell ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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