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Abbey of Keur Moussa
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Abbey of Keur Moussa
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Abbey of Keur Moussa

Founded 1963
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Place ActiveDakar, Senegal
The Abbey of Keur Moussa is a Benedictine monastery of the Solesmes Congregation in Dakar, Senegal. The monks are known for hand-crafting the West African instrument called the kora, a stringed instrument similar to a lute and a harp.