Akonting playing by Joe Diatta. Dakar. 07-2006

[lionzion22]

Might as well show the other instruments as well, like the various West African fiddles.

[lsamoa]

Underbart! Tack för det! 

[54markl]

Senegambian music is most ancestral to American music. Very beautiful.

[paapakobe]

priceless. Thank you for sharing the truth & putting the context of the 'american' song

[PerditaLupo]

wow ... it does sound a little like "cluck old hen" dangggg

good ear strings3002!  lalolalomejor, sip! esta buenisimo!

Bonege! (Esperanto for Good stuff! or something like that)

[lalolalomejor]

que cosa mas bonita,escuchar,esta musica,es increible que con tan pocos instrumentos se pueda realizar algo tan hermoso, es una delica para los oidos!!GRACIAS!!

[fartsinwind]

the song at the end is really good

[011tombo]

Great stuff! Very nice singing and harmonies. It's also fascinating to see and remind ourselves how it all started with the modern 5-sting banjo. Ulf, can you tell us what are the strings made of on this instrument? They sound really nice and mellow like nylon stings on modern acoustic guitars. Thank you so much for posting this.

[fartsinwind]

This song is beautiful!

[UlfJagfors]

Many old time African American songs probably bear influencies from African musical backgrounds. I think this song is more closely to Sourwood Mountain. But it is up to you to try to find similarities with other OT tunes.

Ulf

[dialdiop]

Kassumay ku palom. Burokab bolu bu sumame sum. Ji ragal maji jituma wafow wololal fothiul !

Abaraka.

[mef1975]

Clapping too loud! Although, there's something really soothing about this.

[rottenhubert]

Fascinating... thanks for posting this!