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Known as calabash, these dried and hollowed Ghanaian gourds have a huge range of uses, from instruments to a common household utensil across West Africa.
Instrumentally, they’re used in the construction of Bolon, Donso Ngoni, Kora, Soku, and Djidunun (water drums).
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Sanshi –
I bought a big one and mic up inside to give a fat kick drum sound and tapping sound through the speaker just like sound from Ba Cissoko’s early albums. Fun to play, I cut out circle of thick rubber mat and play on it! Great fun and unique sound, High recommend try put mic inside and play from speaker!