Nanga (instrument)

Nanga (instrument)

A nanga is a harp, used from early times in Africa. Particularly, this was the most primitive form of harps in ancient Egypt and consisted of 3 or 4 strings. It has a vaulted body of wood, and the back is divided by a sound bar, on which the strings are wound. Parchment was stretched over without interfering with the stick. Some of these early ones still survive.

These instruments, traditionally with 7 strings, are still used in African folk music.


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