Lukombe

Lukombe 1. pluriarc of the Teke and Lali of the Lower Congo, also of the Kwango River area, with 5 bows. The under side of the resonator is open. The instr. is held horizontally, with the resonator pressed against the player's stomach, and is usually played with a bamboo plectrum attached to the player's right forefinger. The strings are stopped with both hands (185); 2. 8-stringed pluriarc of the Bakuba of the Congo (10); 3. pluriarc of the Jia, Lia, Ipangu, Mgando, Ntomba, Sakata, Sogo-Meno…