Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Seckou Keita, British Council, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Senegalese musician, Seckou Keita, playing with his quartet during a music festival hosted by the British Council, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The instrument he is seen playing here is the Kora, a traditional West African harp-lute constructed using a calabash as its soundbox. Keita is one of the greatest living exponents of this difficult and unique instrument.