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Luo orutu Luo orutu, or simply "orutu", [1] is the one-stringed fiddle [1] of East Africa. [2]It is typically accompanied by Nyatiti lyre, Bul drums, the Nyangile sound box, Ongeng'o metal rings, Asili flute, and the Oporo horn.
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. Snakeskin or lizard skin covers a gourd bowl, and a horsehair string is suspended on bridge.
The orutu is a one-stringed vertical fiddle originated in the pre-colonial societies of Western Kenya, especially amongst the Luo community. [1] In Luhya it's known as Ishiriri. The Luo had a strong tradition of stringed instruments and was famous for their skills with harps and lyres . [ 1 ]
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This fiddle was passed down through the Walsh family in the early 1900s. Missouri fiddling is a unique style and repertoire of traditional folk violin playing practiced in Missouri , United States. Historian and fiddler Howard Wight Marshall has been active in its preservation and has published several full-length books on it.
"Blues fiddle" [1] is a generic term for bowed, stringed instruments played on the arm or shoulder that are used to play blues music. Since no blues artists played violas, the term is synonymous with violin, and blues players referred to their instruments as "fiddle" and "violin".