- do****entation of the
akonting in the mid-1980s,
describes the
music of his people's folk lute as follows: The
music of the
akonting is
short sustained notes...
- The
style likely descends from that of West
African lutes, such as the
akonting which are also the
direct ancestors of the banjo. The prin****l difference...
-
capital of The Gambia.
Another claim is a
connection to the West
African akonting: it is made with a long
bamboo neck
called a bangoe. The
material for the...
-
which can
produce fast melodies,
appears to be
closely related to the
akonting and the xalam. This is
called a jeli
ngoni as it is pla**** by
griots at...
- that
griots and
other Africans such as the Igbo pla**** (called
halam or
akonting by
African peoples such as the Wolof, Fula and Mandinka). However, in the...
-
Machine The
African Akonting & The
Origins of the
Banjo Archived 2016-04-17 at the
Wayback Machine Banjo Ancestors: The
Akonting &
Buchundu Folk Lutes...
- face à l'exode
rural (in Spanish)
Diola Akonting, A West
African Ancestor of the
Banjo Banjo Ancestors: The
Akonting and
Buchundu Folk
Lutes Archived 2007-03-12...
-
Epinette des
Vosges Harp (Concert harp;
Pedal harp) Hurdy-gurdy Gambia:
Akonting Germany:
Akkordolia Hackbrett Hammered dulcimer Scheitholt Waldzither Zither...
- of
folklore ensembles, po****r
mbalax groups, and
ndaga variety shows.
Akonting Cheick Hamala Diabate Kora Krar
Ngoni Rubab Charry, Eric (March 1996)....
- a tune, or a
complete melody. The
banjo is a
direct descendant of the
Akonting created by the Jola people,
found in Senegal,
Gambia and Guinea-Bissau...
