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Akonting

The akonting (, or ekonting in French transliteration) is the folk lute of the Jola people, found in Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. It is a string instrument with a skin-headed gourd body, two long melody strings, and one short drone string, akin to the short fifth "thumb string" on the five-string banjo.

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LuteJolaSenegalGambiaGuinea-Bissau
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321.311 (Spike bowl lute: Chordophone, the plane of strings runs parallel with the sound table, the string bearer is a plain handle and passes "diametrically" through the resona…

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Akonting

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related to The Akonting today · 18
Akonting → Archived, Bouba Diedhiou, Casamance, Dakar-based, Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta, Daniel's, Even, Gambian Jola, Gokh-Bi System, In, Jola, Recognizing, Sana Ndiaye, Senegal, Senegambia, Today, Wayback Machine, Young
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Akonting → AkontingHow, Banjo Archived, BanjoBanjo Ancestors, Buchundu Folk Lutes Archived, Daniel Jatta, Field Recordings, Lutes, New WorldInternet Radio Interview, Paul Sedgwick, The Akonting, The Jola Way, The Origins, Wayback MachineBanjo Ancestors, Wayback MachineThe African Akonting, West African Ancestor, West AfricaThe Early Banjo
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Akonting → Both, Jola, North American, Of, This, West African
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Akonting → only extant down-picking style of lute playing found in all of West Africa thus far, regular sounding of the short string
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Akonting → 321.311 (Spike bowl lute: Chordophone, the plane of strings runs parallel with the sound table, the string bearer is a plain handle and passes "diametrically" through the resona…

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banjo string folk jola west playing also short melody lutes lute music strings style instrument thumb drone african early long

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AkontingHornbostel–Sachs classification321.311 (Spike bowl lute: Chordophone, the plane of strings runs parallel with the sound table, the string bearer is a plain handle and passes "diametrically" through the resona…1.00infobox
Akontingis aregular sounding of the short string0.90text
Akontingis aonly extant down-picking style of lute playing found in all of West Africa thus far0.90text
Akontingrelated to External linksWest African Ancestor0.60section
Akontingrelated to External linksBanjoBanjo Ancestors0.60section
Akontingrelated to External linksThe Akonting0.60section
Akontingrelated to External linksBuchundu Folk Lutes Archived0.60section
Akontingrelated to External linksWayback MachineThe African Akonting0.60section
Akontingrelated to External linksThe Origins0.60section
Akontingrelated to External linksBanjo Archived0.60section
Akontingrelated to External linksWayback MachineBanjo Ancestors0.60section
Akontingrelated to External linksLutes0.60section

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