Sean Gaskell features traditional songs on the Kora, a 21 string harp that he learned how to play throughout the course of multiple visits to its homeland in Gambia, West Africa. Gaskell has studied extensively under the instruction of Malamini Jobarteh and Moriba Kuyateh, both of Brikama, Gambia. He has been featured at a number of music festivals in the US, Gambia, and Senegal. Co-sponsored by Spurlock Museum with support from the Illinois Arts Council.
The Gateways to World Music Series is supported by School of Music and College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois.