Africab Musician Felix Ngindu performs with Carloud band, playing a Khim stringed drum; or Kora, a West African 21 string-harp lute at Africa Oye in Sefton Park Liverpool, UK

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The kora is a west African string instrument which, according to the reliable source Wikipedia, is classified as a "double-bridge-harp-lute" because it fits into all those characteristics. It consists of 21 strings and is incredibly hard to play.

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