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Gonjey music is found amongst the Dagomba people of Northern Ghana, which is in West Africa [3] and is known to the West through modern proponents such as Kenge Kenge [4] and the ethnomusicological archival activities of Nana Kimati Dinizulu, son of the late Nana Opare Dinizulu.
The goje (the Hausa name for the instrument) is one of the many names for a variety of one or one-stringed fiddles from West Africa, played by groups such as the Yoruba in Sakara music and west African groups that inhabit the Sahel.
This is a list of instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number, covering those instruments that are classified under 321.31 under that system. These instruments are also known as spike lutes . These instruments are made of a resonator and string bearer that are physically united, with strings in parallel to the sound table and a handle which is ...
The missionaries, with the cooperation of the imperial administration, were probably most directly responsible for the modification, suppression, or even disappearance of many aspects of traditional culture and music in most of the African societies (Hanna, 1965). everything African or indigenous was purported as bad and contrary to God's will.
The following is a list of musical instruments from the Africa continent as well as their countries or regions of origin. ... (Uganda) African fiddle; African harp ...
This is a list of musicians from African countries This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This list of notable fiddlers shows some overlap with the list of violinists since the instrument used by fiddlers is the fiddle.
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