An internationally renowned musician claims TSA agents at JFK airport destroyed his custom-made instrument during a flight to Paris following a US tour.

Ballaké Sissoko, one of Mali’s famous kora players, checked his kora in a hard case with “state-of-the-art amplifications” on an overnight Air France flight and landed at home in Paris, only to find the instrument completely destroyed on February 4.

There was a note from the TSA written in Spanish inside the case alongside the broken instrument. The agents said they opened the case for inspection and its contents “may have been searched for prohibited items.”

Sissoko, 53, shared photos of the kora — broken in pieces — and released a statement on his Facebook page.

“The neck of the kora has been removed. The strings, bridge and entire, delicate and complex sound system of amplification have been taken apart,” Sissoko posted on Facebook.

“The kora is in pieces…. These kinds of custom-made koras are simply impossible to replace.”

The musician slammed the TSA for their “ignorance” and claimed the incident could be racially-tinged.

“In Mali, the jihadists threaten to destroy musical instruments, cut the tongues out of singers, and to silence Mali’s great musical heritage,” he said.

“And yet, ironically, it is the USA Customs that have in their own way managed to do this. Would they have dared do such a thing to a white musician playing a classical instrument?”

Sissoko’s post made headlines, and he has received an outpouring of support from fans.

On Thursday afternoon, a TSA spokesperson denied that agents had opened the case at all, saying, “It is most unfortunate that Mr. Sissoko’s instrument was damaged in transport, however, after a thorough review of the claim, it was determined that TSA did not open the instrument case because it did not trigger an alarm when it was screened for possible explosives.”