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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 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 ]
Soku player for L’Ensemble Instrumental National in Bamako, Mali. A soku (Bambara: ߛߏ߬ߞߎ [1]) is a traditional West African instrument used in a type of music called Wassoulou which originated in the Wasulu region of southwest Mali.
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krar (Horn of Africa) The masenqo ( Amharic : ማሲንቆ ; Tigrinya : ጭራ-ዋጣ (ዋጣ), also known as masinko , is a single-stringed bowed lute commonly found in the musical traditions of Eritrea and Ethiopia . [ 1 ]
Frank Johnson (c. 1789 – 1871) [1] was an American popular fiddle player and brass band leader based in North Carolina, near Wilmington, United States, for most of the nineteenth century. [2] Although largely forgotten by history books and often confused with composer Francis "Frank" Johnson , he helped define the sound of African-American ...