Hausa · Nigeria, Africa
two-string lute
ChordophoneLute
Summary
Two-string lute system used by the Hausa people of Nigeria, mentioned by Ames et al. (1971:14): “Hunters have personal takee which are strummed for them on a two-stringed lute by their own musicians (màasu-koomoo).”
Bibliography
Ames, D. W., Gregersen, E. A., & Neugebauer, T. (1971). Taaken Sàmàarii: A Drum Language of Hausa Youth. Africa, 41(1), 12–31. https://doi.org/10.2307/1159675