We feature some Kenyan string instruments from around the Western Kenya region. These influential artefacts have shaped generations of local music.

2024年11月19日 · Traditional String Instruments in Kenya. Kenya’s rich musical heritage includes a variety of traditional string instruments that have been used for centuries in cultural ceremonies and storytelling. 1. Nyatiti. The nyatiti is an iconic eight-stringed lyre used by the Luo community.

2022年11月11日 · There different types of string instruments found among the Kenya communities. Each instrument has specific community of origin. Arm/neck - for holding and supporting the instrument when playing it. String -it is plucked or strummed to produce sound. Resonator - makes the sound louder. Membrane/skin - used to cover the resonator.

The instruments used to produce the pulsating rhythms that accompany the dances also come from different communities within the over 42 ethnic communities. These instruments include: DRUMS Mabumbumbu bass drums from coast province. Msondo Ngoma from the Digo people from Malindi in coast province.

2024年2月13日 · Traditional Kenyan Instruments and Rhythms form the cornerstone of the country’s vibrant musical heritage, representing a fusion of diverse cultural influences and artistic expressions. These instruments, ranging from the resonant beats of drums to the melodic strains of stringed instruments, serve as the building blocks of Kenyan music ...

String Instruments⁚ Kenya has a rich tradition of string instruments, with the nyatiti being one of the most iconic. This eight-stringed lyre is often used in Luo music and is played by plucking the strings with the fingers. Another notable string instrument is the orutu, a type of fiddle that is played with a bow.

Instruments of all the three traditional categories of stringed, percussion and wind, were represented on the course. STRINGED INSTRUMENTS The stringed instruments varied in shape and size, in the number of strings used, and in the tuning. It is interesting to note that most of them were tuned in the baritone range.

2021年1月7日 · The “litunga,” a traditional Kenya bowl-shape lyre with seven strings, comes from the Luhya (including the Bukusu subgroup) community in Kenya. It has seven strings. Other varieties of litungu are used by the Kurya and Kisii ethnic groups.

The NYATITI is an 8-stringed lyre from Kenya (Africa). It is a traditional instrument played by musicians of the LUO tribe, ethnic group in western Kenya, in Eastern Uganda and Northern Tanzania that left hundreds of years ago from Lake Victoria to the influence of Egyptian culture.

2019年9月10日 · A string (formerly a tendon from a cow) is stretched across the membrane at the top and affixed on either side to the bow. The bridge, as stated earlier, is optional. The cylindrical wood-resonated fiddle is more common in western Kenya, and was traditionally used with a …