The kora of renowned Malian musician Ballaké Sissoko was broken by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, the instrumentalist claims. US Customs officials destroyed renowned Mali musician Ballaké Sissoko's kora. Durán, who has produced two albums featuring Sissoko, said the instrument was left in pieces. But in its statement, TSA said millions of those inspection notices have been put in bags since the agency was established years ago. “It is very easy for someone to get ahold of one of these inspection notices,” the statement said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 06, 2020 23:26 UTC