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Jeli N’goni – Madou

Original price was: AU $480.00.Current price is: AU $336.00.

Evoke the spirit of the Sahel with this 6 string, Bass Jeli NGoni from Mali, West Africa.

Constructed from a larger hollow Melina hardwood body covered with goat skin, a fretless fingerboard and 6 synthetic strings which traverse the bridge and are tensioned by leather straps.
Guitar tuning keys.

Length: 100cm  //  Width: 16cm  //  Depth: 11cm  // Weight: 2.5kg

 

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Traditional Jeli Ngoni from Mali

Jeli N’goni (pronounced “jelly nn-gon-ee”) is a traditional Mande lute played by the jeli (griot: traditional musicians). The Jeli N’goni is one of the oldest instruments of the jeli, pre-dating the balafon and kora, and is considered the ancestor of the modern-day banjo

Played with a picking technique using the thumb and index finger, accented with percussive knocking and tapping

 

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