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How amazing! How wonderful Ancient Egypt must have been.
KemetMysticYAYA 7 months ago
this man is good
fatimataoriginals 1 year ago
What an amazing instrument! It is virtually identical to the ancient Egyptian lute, as depicted on Theban banqueting scenes, from over 3000 years ago...
Klezfiddle1 2 years ago 3
@Klezfiddle1: Thanks for pointing this out! Babylonia was the original home of the long-necked lute (acc. to Curt Sachs) and it went from there to Egypt and elsewhere. I find the construction both of the instrument and this music fascinating.
teamim 2 years ago
There is a direct link between the today existing West African lutes and the Ancient Egyptien lutes. Court bard Har-Moses lute (about 1500 B.C) which is on display in the Cairo Museum is in many ways very similar in construction. I have examine that lute on spot. There are a few differencies. The Egyptin lutes were mostly played with a wooden plectrum. They had no short thumb string as on nearly all Griot/Jali lutes. They also encompase frets made of a twisted rope around the neck. Ulf Jagfors
UlfJagfors 2 years ago
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I'm afraid of African music...
corbicula 2 years ago
wow! how much would this cost? very fascinating! little instrument, sweet sound!
KRISHNARAJIYENGAR 2 years ago 3
that guys got some seriously long fingers
meteoritelight 3 years ago 2
beautiful stuff.
ady24 3 years ago 2
Thank you, Mr. Abdulai Saine, and Ulf , to bring us this delicate Little Tune to our poor Europe. Hope you are both well! It touches my heart.
Jau!
ArneKrueger 4 years ago 2
Allah Bless the Gambia
maxjohnn 4 years ago 3
this video gives me a sense of my identity and reminds me of my past whenever i watch it. i remember when the griot used to come to my house to play this the Xhalam, Hoddu as the peul call it or ngoni as the bambara call it.
Mamadoumdiack 4 years ago 2
I'm from Gambia and it has been ten years since I heard this music.I leave in NYC now.Thanks to Technology and the person who posts this video.I love it.
pauloyeh 5 years ago 2
This video is great , so is the whole series. I just broke a string on my xhalam trying to tune it like this one. now what do i do ??
jaikwillis 5 years ago
what a great video. this whole series is fantastic. I just broke a string on my xhalam trying to make it tune like this one. now what do i do ? crap
jaikwillis 5 years ago