donso ngɔni (West African calabash lute-harp)
~ String instrument
Description
Six-stringed lute-harp from Wassoulou, West Africa. Traditionally played by hunters, its resonator box is made of calabash covered by animal skin.
Relationships
| from: | Guinea Mali Niger |
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| used in: | wassoulou |
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| type of: | lute family ngɔni (West African gourd-lute) |
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| derivations: | kamale ngɔni (Modern ngoni made of calabash with more strings) |
| related instruments: | kora |
| picture: | https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/ngoni/ngoni_donso.png [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q2197997 [info] |
| information page: | http://www.ngoni.org/info [info] |
| other databases: | https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/musical/instruments_donso-ngoni.html [info] |
