Burkina Ngoni – 12 String – Genera
AU $1,000.00 – AU $1,200.00
100% hand crafted in Burkina Faso, this soulful Kamale Ngoni is a smaller sized instrument perfect for travel.
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Country: Burkina Faso // Weight: 3.5kg
Dimensions (L x W x Depth): 102cm x 34cm x 44cm
Materials – Niger Calabash (gourd) // New Guinea Rosewood Bridge // African Khadi hardwood neck // Eyelets and Strings refurbished in Australia
We recommend you purchase a bag to protect your ngoni. Made from heavy duty cordura material finished off with a rasta stripe and the African map.
Features extra padding and reinforced adjustable straps.
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More Details
This 12 string Kamale Ngoni was hand made in Bobo Dialasso (Burkina Faso) from a resonating calabash, goat skin, wood and with nylon strings which produce a mellow, bluesy sound. It has well made guitar tuning keys too for easy adjustable tuning.
The Ngoni is the instrument of the traditional hunter societies of Mali and Guinea. In ancient times it was a sacred ceremonial instrument played during pre-hunt ceremonies to accompany the long, epic stories about famous hunters and mythology. The kamale ngoni is a modern variation of the donso ngoni. Kamale can be translated as “youth”, so the kamale ngoni is said the be the harp of the new generation to play modern arrangements on, rather than the traditional compositions. Today kamale ngoni are usually made with ten, twelve or fourteen strings.
