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Xalam (in Serer,
khalam in Wolof, and Mɔɣlo in Dagbanli) is a
traditional lute from West
Africa with 1-5 strings. The
xalam is
commonly pla**** in Mali...
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Xalam is the name of a
Senegalese musical group,
founded in 1969 by a
group of friends. The band was
originally called African Khalam Orchestra. The band...
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commonly found in such West
African instruments as the kora and the
xalam (lute). The
percussive playing style is
reminiscent not only of West African...
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produce fast melodies,
appears to be
closely related to the
akonting and the
xalam. This is
called a jeli
ngoni as it is pla**** by
griots at
celebrations and...
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instrumental proficiency. The
xalam is a lute
which has two
melody strings and
between two and four
additional octave strings. The
xalam originated with the Wolof...
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instruments include stringed instruments like the kora, the
khalam (or
xalam), the ngoni, the kontigi, and the goje (or n'ko in the
Mandinka language)...
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about Ngoni,
considered a
traditional instrument of Mali; also
known as
Xalam, Jeli N'goni, Hoddu, Khalam, Tehardent, or
Gambare Mali 2012
Trade Summary...
- Senegambia, and the ubaw-akwala of the Igbo.
Similar instruments include the
xalam of
Senegal and the
ngoni of the W****oulou
region that
includes parts of...
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Hittite loanwords as well. One
notable loanword from
Anatolian is
Armenian xalam, "skull",
cognate to
Hittite ḫalanta, "head". In 1985, the
Soviet linguist...
- (Southern Africa)
Valiha (Madagascar)
Washint (Ethiopia)
Wazza (Sudan)
Xalam (West Africa)
Xylophone Zeze (instrument) (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Zukra (Libya)...
