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Xalam — For the musical group, see Xalam (band). A Nigerien Griot playing a Xalam in Diffa, Niger. Xalam, also spelled khalam, is the Wolof name for a traditional stringed musical instrument from West Africa. The xalam is thought to have originated from… … Wikipedia
Xalam — N goni Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ngoni. Sommaire 1 Djéli n goni 1.1 Facture 1.2 … Wikipédia en Français
Xalam (band) — Xalam is the name of a Senegalese musical group founded in 1969 founded by a group of friends.The band takes its name from the lute like instrument the Xalam. Xalam performed a mix of contemporary jazz tunes as well as African originals, usually… … Wikipedia
Xalam gesere — Ekonting Sommaire 1 Lutherie 2 Jeu 3 Bibliographie 4 Liens externes // … Wikipédia en Français
Seydina Insa Wade — est un auteur compositeur interprète sénégalais né à Dakar, au Sénégal, le 13 septembre 1948. Sommaire 1 Biographie 1.1 Le poète engagé 1.2 Le conteur … Wikipédia en Français
Music of Senegal — Music of West Africa Benin Burkina Faso … Wikipedia
Wolof music — The Wolof are the largest ethnic group in today s Senegal, and have developed a distinctive musical tradition. Wolof music, with the influnce of neighboring Fulani, Tukulor, Serer, Jola, and Malinke cultures, has contributed greatly to popular… … Wikipedia
Sintir — The sintir ( ar. سنتير), also known as the Guembri or Hejhouj, is a three stringed skin covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco. It is approximately the size of a guitar, with a body a carved from a log and covered on the… … Wikipedia
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 banjo like instrument with a skin headed gourd body, two long melody strings, and one… … Wikipedia
Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta — playing the akonting. Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta is a Jola scholar and musician from Mandinary, Gambia, who pioneered the research and documentation of the akonting, a Jola folk lute, as well as the related Manjago folk lute, the buchundu, in the… … Wikipedia
