Copyright

The line between what belongs to a tradition and what belongs to the people who made a particular recording of it.

What belongs to the Mandinka tradition

The traditional repertoire belongs to the tradition from which it comes. The Cissokho Kunda hold no ownership over these pieces as compositions, and claim none. They were here before the family and will outlast it.

What belongs to the Cissokho Kunda

• The recordings and performances published here, which belong to the member of the family who made them.
• Their arrangements of traditional pieces, and their own compositions.
• The photographs, films, illustrations, diagrams and translations on this site.
• The name Kora Instrument, the wordmark and the artwork of the shop.

A performance is not the same thing as the piece performed. The piece is the tradition’s; the recording of it is the work of whoever sat down and played it.

What you may do

Read, quote briefly with a credit, link to anything, and share a page. Play the music on the site as much as you like.

What you may not do

• Re-upload our recordings or films as your own, anywhere.
• Use the artwork, photographs or the wordmark on goods you sell.
• Use any of it to train a model, or to generate imitations of a family member’s playing or likeness.

If you think we have got something wrong

If you believe material here infringes your rights, write to copyright@korainstrument.com with what and where. We take such notices seriously and answer within seven days.