ngoni

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Rusch plays both the bass and the gamelon ngoni, a stringed harp carved out of a gourd.

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  • He later introduced ngoni virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate. —  World Music Central
  • The West African touch Justin Perkins brings in with his kora and kamel ngoni gives the American rock sound something to work with. —  PopMatters
  • The more you listen to this album the more you notice the the subtleties, it just gets better and better and what a perfect way to round it all off, Kaira Ba with the addition of vocals from Katenen Dioubate, ngoni from Bassekou Kouyate and the banjo and kora in perfect synchronicity. —  World Music Central
  • Rusch plays both the bass and the gamelon ngoni, a stringed harp carved out of a gourd. —  OnMilwaukee.com
  • Bassekou Kouyate, Segu Blue: This isn't your typical world music: Bassekou Kouyate will appeal to fans of Etran Finatawa and Amadou et Mariam; Kouyate is a master of the West African instrument known as the ngoni (it's similar to a kora), and he braids together long strands of sound to make music that feels decidedly May 12th, 2008 said: —  17 dots
 

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