My understanding is that the aka- prefix denotes small objects. Some akadinda (like those played by Evalisto Muyinda and his crew) have up to 20 keys and are played by multiple players, but have small keys. In historical recordings of the Kabaka's court, the large, multi-player instruments are called amadinda and have larger keys. Both play the same repertoire, but the key size differs.
These musicians called it akadinda. Not sure if they meant the keys or the instrument was "small"
My understanding is that the aka- prefix denotes small objects. Some akadinda (like those played by Evalisto Muyinda and his crew) have up to 20 keys and are played by multiple players, but have small keys. In historical recordings of the Kabaka's court, the large, multi-player instruments are called amadinda and have larger keys. Both play the same repertoire, but the key size differs.
These musicians called it akadinda. Not sure if they meant the keys or the instrument was "small"
opiyojok 3 months ago
you're right - the bigger one is the akadinda! it is built for 6 musicians, the amadinda is played by 3
gregxxlive 4 months ago
i thought the small xylophone was called amadinda and the big one was called an akadinda...
looksi 1 year ago