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Chisama Ku's avatar

Hello. My name is Chisama Ku and my name was given to me at 2 months old by dear Phil Cohran. My parents were friends of his and Cohran’s second wife Aquila was my mother’s midwife when I was born in Chicago in 1994. He was also known in the community for his spirituality and connection to the universe and named a great amount of children. I was luckily able to find him again after years and met him at his apartment in 2015 just a few years before he passed away. His home was like a museum, filled with instruments. I think he had at least two different harps in there. I myself am a musician and multi-instrumentalist and have been playing the violin, piano and now the kora (west African harp) for quite a few years now. I appreciate your article on him, as I learned a lot that I didn’t know. I suggest looking up sista Aquilla on Instagram to get an even deeper perspective into the man/father/partner he was. All the best!

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Daniel Pauly's avatar

Nice piece. I had never heard of the kalimba before.

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