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ennanga

musical instrument
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    African music
    / Harps

    Examples are the ennanga (Uganda), ardin (Mauritania), kinde (Lake Chad region), and ngombi (Gabon).

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    Examples are the ennanga (Uganda), ardin (Mauritania), kinde (Lake Chad region), and ngombi (Gabon).

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  • ennanga arched harp
    arched harp

    , the ennanga of Uganda; see photograph), and eastward across India to Southeast Asia, where it survives as the Burmese harp, saung gauk. Modern African harps often have cloth rings on the neck that produce a buzzing tone colour as the strings vibrate against them.

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    , the ennanga of Uganda; see photograph), and eastward across India to Southeast Asia, where it survives as the Burmese harp, saung gauk. Modern African harps often have cloth rings on the neck that produce a buzzing tone colour as the strings vibrate against them.

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