Northwest Folklife & Town Hall: Saturday Family Concerts Series with Sophie Lukacs, kora

• Sophie Lukacs, kora

Get ready for a musical adventure like no other with Sophie Lukacs! At this family concert, Sophie will take you on a journey with her kora, performing songs with beautiful sounds and exciting rhythms. She'll sing in different languages like English, French, Hungarian, and Bambara, and play music that tells stories from around the world. Don't miss the opportunity to groove together at this fun, family-friendly concert.

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About Sophie Lukacs, kora

Sophie Lukacs, a Budapest-born, Montreal-based artist of Jewish Hungarian descent, began her musical journey with the violin and Western classical music. Inspired by her grandmother, Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi, Sophie's passion for music led her to study International Development and Music at McGill University. Her path took a transformative turn in Burkina Faso, where she discovered the kora, a traditional West African instrument.

Despite the kora being traditionally reserved for men of the griot caste, Sophie pursued her passion. After a fateful encounter with kora master Malang Jobarteh in New York, she immersed herself in kora studies, eventually learning from legends like Toumani Diabaté in Paris and Bamako.