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Kinanda

Kinanda 1. stringed instr. of Mombasa and Zanzibar, with wooden body, skin belly, and hollow neck, probably derived from an Indian instr. such as a kinnarī vīnā (116); 2. *stick zither of Moliro, the Congo, with 7 strings and a gourd resonator (132); 3. *trough zither of Tanganyika and Uganda; it corresponds to the lulanga (139); 4. *board zither of the Komo of the Congo, without resonator (128). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Kirby, Percival R. The Musical Instruments of the…

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