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Hunter's Harp Burkina Faso

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Uploaded by on Jul 3, 2008

The hunter's harp is variously described as a harp-lute or calabash harp. It originates in West Africa and may be a source of the banjo. Different names reflect their physical variations, tunings, and regional associations. Kora and ngoni are well known names. Donsongoni, simbin, and kamalengoni name other types of calabash harps. The ones seen here are found in southwestern Burkina Faso and may have a different name. If you have knowledge of the name of these instruments, please post a comment here.

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  • Wow! These guys really jam out! And that hunter's outfit sure is sweet. What a way to spend an evening! I wonder how old this song is...

  • I understand that it may actually be a new song.

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  • my head just rocking while im doing my dissertation lol

    this clears my energy lov it

    yhanks for posting

  • yeah they were jamming..great performance

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  • wow, the first time I've ever seen women dancing in an donso ceremony, this is in Burkina, right?

  • Its a donsongoni aka "hunters harp"

  • right on! man, this is the way we should all be living on this earth. look at the true nature depicted on these guys expression! this is almost non-existant here in america. wow, the original mankind still exists, how refreshing 

  • excellent video! I love it!

    Where exactly is this? I have a CD featuring Senoufo hunters music from Oulonkoto near Orodara ("Eloges de la confrérie des chasseurs Senoufo Tagoua, Burkina Faso", Peoples label). It sounds just like this, I think I can even recognize one song. In the booklet it says "donson n´gòni" so no difference to the commonly known names.

  • Africans and African music are just amazing - I love this stuff so much! Thank you for posting.

  • good thinkin wish many more saw things that way

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