Calabash is a popular word in the Caribbean. Many island restaurants, cafes, hotels and resorts have the word calabash in their name. Right here in West Philadelphia, at 63rd and ...

Calabash/gourd is carved with creative and traditional designs on which is being used to perform traditional rites, to offer gifts to visitors, decorations and to honour royalty.

Turns out it has African roots : Goats and Soda In "Texas Hold 'Em," the singer is accompanied by a banjo. It's often thought of as a quintessential Americana instrument. But the history of the ...

Mesopotamia: Apricot (Armenia) Cantaloupe Dates Fig Grapes Pomegranates Tropical Africa: Calabash / bottle gourds Tamarind Ackee (Guinea) Kiwano Mesoamerica: Pepper Squash (Northeast Mexico ...

The gourd was in such danger of collap­sing that he had to hammer three sticks into the ground to keep it upright. Two hours by the fire and the calabash blackened and softened to a pudding-like ...

It’s as if Nature had everything all planned out. Are you familiar with the calabash or bottle gourd? These squashes are shaped like flasks. In pre-Columbian times, these gourds were used as ...

By 2050, the number of people living in African cities is expected to double, so it is only natural that multi-national companies are viewing Africa as the next expansion playground ...

Foday Musa Suso, a griot, kora virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist and composer whose work with artists like Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass helped thrust West African musical traditions into ...

Jobarteh's mastery of the kora is a feat made even more remarkable when considering how complex the instrument is. Constructed from a type of gourd called a calabash, koras typically have 21 strings.

Sona Jobarteh is the first female virtuoso player of the kora, a traditional African instrument. ... Constructed from a type of gourd called a calabash, koras typically have 21 strings.